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Panicum amarum Ell.
Beachgrass, Bitter panicgrass, Bitter panicum

Copyright by: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Florida website.

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Eastern and southern United States, Cuba, the Bahamas, and Mexico (Yucatan peninsula).

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Apparently Secure

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Synonyms: P. amarulum.

Other data on Panicum amarum available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Panicum amarum has been found in the following 46 conservation areas :
Atlantic Dunes Park	Present	Native
Bahia Honda State Park	Present	Native
Barefoot Beach Preserve	Present	Native
Big Torch Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park	Present	Native
Biscayne National Park	Present	Native
Blowing Rocks Preserve	Present	Native
Blue Heron Hammock, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
Bocilla Preserve	Present	Native
Bonair Beach Parcel, Martin County	Present	Native
Carlin Park	Present	Native
Cayo Costa State Park	Present	Native
Crandon Park	Present	Native
Deering Estate at Cutler	Present	Native
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park	Present	Native
Delray Beach Municipal Beach	Present	Native
Don Pedro Island State Park	Present	Native
Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park	Present	Native
Everglades National Park	Present	Native
Gasparilla Island State Park	Present	Native
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park	Present	Native
J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park	Present	Native
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park	Reported
Juno Dunes Natural Area	Present	Native
Jupiter Ridge Natural Area	Present	Native
Key West National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Long Key State Park	Present	Native
Lovers Key State Park	Present	Native
Muscara	Present	Native
National Key Deer Refuge	Present	Native
Ocean Ridge Hammock Park	Present	Native
Phipps Ocean Park	Present	Native
Radnor Beach Park	Present	Native
Red Reef Park, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center	Present	Native
San Carlos Bay - Bunche Beach Preserve	Present	Native
South Beach Park	Present	Native
Spanish River Park	Present	Native
St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Stump Pass Beach State Park	Present	Native
Sugarloaf Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
Tamarind Private Dune	Present	Native
Tigertail Beach County Park	Present	Native
Twin Rivers	Present	Native
Vanderbilt Beach County Park	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Panicum amarum has been found in the following 8 counties :
Broward County		Native
Collier County		Native
Lee County		Native
Martin County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native
Monroe County (Keys)		Native
Monroe County (Mainland)		Native
Palm Beach County		Native