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How to Manage PestsIdentification: Weed Photo Gallery
Fall panicumScientific name: Panicum dichotomiflorum (Grass Family: Poaceae)Click on image to enlarge 
Fall panicum is an annual grass. In California it is found in the San Joaquin Valley and southwestern region to about 1600 feet (500 m). It grows in fields, unmanaged, disturbed places, and prefers areas with moist soils such as along streams, tailwater ponds, and irrigation ditches. Witchgrass, Panicum capillare, a related species, is similar in appearance to fall panicum, but is much more widespread. Mature plantPlants grow upright or spread from a bent or twisted base up to about 3-1/3 feet (1 m). Leaves often have a prominent wide midrib. Unlike witchgrass, fall panicum has hairless or nearly hairless leaf blades. Collar regionThe ligule consists of a dense ring of white hairs. There is no auricle. FlowerSpikelets grow in open branches that together form a pyramid or triangle shape. Unlike witchgrass, fall panicum spikelet stalks are tiny and lay close to the flowering branches. ReproductionReproduce by seed. Related species/Similar looking plantsMore information
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