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Panicum tenerum Bey. ex Trin.
Bluejoint panicum

Panicum tenerum
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: Southeastern United States, the West Indies, Mexico and Central America. Classified as an obligate wetland plant by the State of Florida (DEP) and the National Wetland Inventory (FWS).

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: Not Cultivated

Comments: For images and more information, visit the Grasses of Palm Beach and Martin Counties website.

Other data on Panicum tenerum available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Panicum tenerum has been found in the following 35 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Babcock Ranch Preserve Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Present Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Native
Danforth Park Present Native
Dupuis Reserve Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Grassy Waters Preserve Present Native
Hawk's Hammock Park Present Native
Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
Juno Dunes Natural Area Present Native
Larry and Penny Thompson Park Present Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area Present Native
National Key Deer Refuge Present Native
Nixon Smiley Pineland Addition Present Native
Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area - FWC, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Pal-Mar Present Native
Picayune Strand State Forest Present Native
Pine Jog Environmental Sciences Center Present Native
Prairie Pines Preserve Present Native
Railhead Scrub Preserve Present Native
Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area Present Native
Savannas Preserve State Park Present Native
Seabranch Preserve State Park Present Native
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve Present Native
South Dade Wetlands Present Native
Southern Glades Present Native
Tree Island Park Present Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve Present Native
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve Present Native

Panicum tenerum has been found in the following 9 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Charlotte County Native
Collier County Native
Hendry County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native
Palm Beach County Native

Panicum tenerum has been found in the following 6 habitats :
Basin Marsh
Depression Marsh
Disturbed Wetland
Mesic Flatwoods
Pine Rockland
Wet Flatwoods

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