Native to africa andor asia, it was introduced to the united states before 1876, primarily. Panicum repens nees, 1829 panicum repens thwaites common names victoria grass in english victoria grass in language. The hypolipidemic effect of an ethanolic extract from the roots and rhizomes of panicum repens l. Melinis repens, commonly known as natal grass, is a shortlived perennial grass native to south africa, the arabian peninsula, india, the seychelles island and canary islands. Tufted plants, rhizomes and stolons if present short. Netanya, the dora rain pool derivation of the botanical name. The plant has the ability to dewater the sludge completely up to 99% in less time compared to conditions without the use of plants. The insect species odonaspis ruthae diaspididae was observed on c. The pdf file linked from each plant community name describes the model.
Panicum repens is a perennial grass commonly found in the southeastern united states. There is very little physical management that can be used to control panicum repens, as disturbance encourages its growth. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Panicum, panus latin, millet, annual and perennial grasses that have 1 to 2flowered spikelets arranged in a panicle latin panicula, diminutive of panus. Your use of this pdf, the bioone complete website, and all posted and associated content indicates. Quackgrass agropyron repens reed, giant arundo donax ryegrass, perennial lolium perenne timothy phleum pratense torpedograss panicum repens vaseygrass paspalum urvillei velvetgrass holcus spp. Panicum repens is one of the most serious weeds in florida.
Panicum repens torpedo grass panicum repens torpedo grass appearance. Leaves are in two ranks, bright green to slightly glaucous, stiff, almost erect, 1520 cm long, about 1 cm wide, tapering gradually to an acute tip, sparsely. Plants have long, creeping rhizomes with sharppointed torpedolike tips. Vahl, cyperus pilosus vahl, commelina diffusa burm. Panicum repens frequently forms dense floating mats that impede water flow in ditches and canals and restrict recreational use of shoreline areas of lakes and ponds. North, central, south invasive no uses assessment status.
Torpedograss is one of the most serious weeds in florida. Torpedograss now occupies thousands of acres of marsh in florida. Access is allocated within two business days of purchase and lasts one year. Pdf chemical control of panicum repens and paspalum repens. This plant identification video is one of hundreds of science programs philip chiocchio has made for the center for aquatic and invasive plants. It can also be found in more upland situations and is a frequent problem in sod production. This is an excerpt from weeds of hawaiis pastures and natural areas. Please note that this is a trial program and may end. A large image of panicum repens torpedo grass from the usda plants database. It is already widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions due to its long use as a pasture grass and ornamental plant. In the absence of competition from a crop and intervention, these species have potential to.
Panicum repens is a species of grass known by many common names, including torpedograss, creeping panic, panic rampant, couch panicum, wainaku grass, quack grass, dogtooth grass, and bullet grass. Mohr ex vasey panicum leiogonum delile panicum kinshasaense vanderyst panicum kiensieleense vanderyst panicum ischaemoides retz. Pdf biodegradation of panicum repens residues by pleurotus. Panicum repens ufifas center for aquatic and invasive plants. Appearance panicum repens is a perennial grass that can reach up to 3 ft. Aerial stems erect or leaning, lower portions often wrapped in bladeless. Reported as a weed of 17 crops in 27 countries, considered one of the most serious grass weeds holm et al. This plant may be known by one or more common names in. Panicum repens ufifas assessment university of florida. Leaf sheaths can be glabrous or hairy with a membranous ligule covered by short hairs. It is droughttolerant and can grow on upland soils. How to identify torpedograss panicum repens youtube.
Two strains of acidneutralizing bacteria, e25t and e21, were isolated from torpedo grass panicum repens growing in highly acidic swamps ph 24 in actual acid sulfate soil areas of thailand. In a study performed by hanlon and langeland 2000 on the effects of certain herbicides on. The pdf file linked from each plant community name. Torpedograss, panicum repens, emergent plant, identification, identify, characteristics, photo, picture, scientific name, description, range, distribution, map. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Perennial grass to 1 m 3 ft tall, from sturdy, vigorous, widely creeping or floating rhizomes.
The scientific name of torpedo grass is panicum repens l. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. It grows in or near shallow waters forming monocultures where it can quickly displace native vegetation. They are often large, annual or perennial grasses, growing to m tall. The plant spreads mainly by course, extensively creeping rhizomes that may extend as far as 7. The gisd over the past two years and has been redesigned with support from the abu dhabi environment agency, the italian ministry of. Large image for panicum repens torpedo grass usda plants.
Management of panicum repens involves the repeated application of herbicides. Tough perennial with elongate runners up to 15100cm. Leaf sheaths can be glabrous or hairy and the ligule is membranous with short. Panicum repens is a perennial grass that frequently forms dense colonies and has long, creeping rhizomes. In shallow waters, torpedograss can quickly displace native vegetation. An erect, rather wiry, creeping, perennial grass, 3090 cm tall, growing extensively but not densely, rhizomes strongly developed, often swollen or knotty, smooth with brownish or whitish scales, branched, sending out erect culms from the rather distant nodes. This page was last edited on 19 december 2019, at 12.
Antihyperlipidemic activity of an extract from roots and. Accepted 22 august, 2011 biological degradation of torpedo grass, panicum repens l. Enjoy unrestricted access to all content and features, including. Atriplex numularia r atriplex lentiformis f trifoliumpratense h trifolium repens r atriplex halimus h atriplex grifithii r. Pages in category panicum the following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. Wheatgrass, western agropyron smithii partial control alfalfa medicago sativa. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about torpedo grass panicum repens supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. In both cases the flowering of the weed is impaired. It grows in or near shallow waters forming monocultures. Torpedo grass panicum repens is a perennial that can reach up to 3 ft. Control of torpedograss panicum repens with trifloxysulfuron. In the absence of competition from a crop and intervention, these species have potential to produce enormous numbers of seeds table 1. Cells of the strains were gramnegative, aerobic, nonsporeforming rods, 0.
Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. Panicum panicgrass is a large genus of about 450 species of grasses native throughout the tropical regions of the world, with a few species extending into the northern temperate zone. Panicum repens torpedo grass panicum repens torpedo grass. Sep 26, 20 this plant identification video is one of hundreds of science programs philip chiocchio has made for the center for aquatic and invasive plants. Perennial grass to 1 m 3 ft tall, from sturdy, vigorous, widely creeping or floating rhizomes with overlapping brownish to white scales and rigid sharppointed torpedolike growing tips. It is considered to be introduced and often reported as being highly invasive. Panicum repens is a perennial grass that can reach up to 3 ft.
Media in category panicum repens the following 50 files are in this category, out of 50 total. Ginklasipika han iucn an species komo diri gud kababarakan. Phytodewatering of sewage sludge using panicum repens l. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 430067 with original publication details. Enhancement of fluazifopp toxicity to torpedograss panicum repens l.
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