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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Panicum amarum Ell.
Sea-beach grass

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

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba), United States, southern Mexico and Central America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: Also visit IRC's Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.

Synonyms: Panicum amarulum, Panicum amarum var. amarulum.

Other data on Panicum amarum available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Panicum amarum has been reported for the following habitat in Bahama Archipelago :
Open Coastal Uplands

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Panicum amarum
Copyright by: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Florida website.
Panicum amarum
Copyright by: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Florida website.
Panicum amarum
Copyright by: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Florida website.
Panicum amarum
Copyright by: Susan Trammell
Panicum amarum
Copyright by: George D. Gann
Panicum amarum
Copyright by: George D. Gann