Panicum miliaceum subsp. ruderale

(Kitag.) Tzvelev
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 457.

Culms 70-210 cm. Panicles about twice as long as wide, open, erect, exserted; branches ascending to spreading; pulvini well-developed. Upper florets blackish, shiny, disarticulating at maturity.

Discussion

Panicum miliaceum subsp. ruderale is now naturalized over much of the Flora region. It may become a major weed, especially in corn fields.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number."-11-veined" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

72 +, 54 +, 49 +, 42 +, 40 +  and 36 +
puberulent +
attenuate +
anatomy +  and kranz +
Robert W. Freckmann +  and Michel G. Lelong +
(Kitag.) Tzvelev +
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
keeled +  and rounded +
divergent +  and parallel +
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
swelling +
membranous +
disarticulating +  and pseudopetiolate +
non-radiate +  and radiate +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
filiform +  and ovate flat +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
ascending;spreading +
spikelike +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
not developed +
terete +  and compressed +
thick-walled +
sometimes longer +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
small green +
decumbent +  and erect +
not compressed +
70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 m <br /> (210 cm2,100 mm <br />2.1 m <br />) +
not woody +
Idaho +, Mont. +, Wash. +, Conn. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Va. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Wis. +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Mass. +, Maine +, N.H. +, R.I. +, Vt. +, Fla. +, Wyo. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, La. +, N.C. +, Tenn. +, Ind. +, Pa. +, Virgin Islands +, Nev. +, Puerto Rico +, Colo. +, Ariz. +, Ga. +, Iowa +, Ill. +, Kans. +, Ky. +, Md. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, N.Dak. +, Nebr. +, Ohio +, Oreg. +, S.Dak. +, Utah +, Calif. +, Ala. +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.) +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +  and Miss. +
capillary +
germination +
pistillate +  and staminate +
sometimes longer +
compressed +  and terete +
shorter or longer +
subtending +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
tuberculate +
unequal +
membranous +
well-developed +
papillose-based +
uncinate +
Oval (?) +  and Round (?) +
bracteate +  and ebracteate +
hollow +  and solid +
not succulent +
coriaceous +
membranous +
inconspicuous +
1/2 +  and 3/4 +
acuminate +, acute +, obtuse +  and truncate +
0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br /> (0.36 cm3.6 mm <br />0.0036 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.48 cm4.8 mm <br />0.0048 m <br />) +
less +  and 1/2 +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br />) +
complex +  and simple +
concealed +  and prominent +
puberulent +
2 +  and 1 +
6cm +  and 20cm +
subterranean +
pyramidal +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (11 cm110 mm <br />0.11 m <br />) +
simple +  and compound +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
dry +  and fleshy +
well-developed +
Introduced +
in triplets +  and paired +
1 +  and 60 +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
1 +  and 3 +
compound +  and simple +
fused +  and free +
2 +  and 3 +
dome--shaped +  and triangular +
Gramineae +
Panicum miliaceum subsp. ruderale +
Panicum miliaceum +
subspecies +
membranous +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.38 cm3.8 mm <br />0.0038 m <br />) +
striate +  and smooth +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
11-13(15)-veined +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.51 cm5.1 mm <br />0.0051 m <br />) +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
rugose +  and verrucose +
chartaceous-indurate +  and rigid +
scabridulous +
aquatic +  and terrestrial +
dioecious +, monoecious +  and synoecious +