Panicum virgatum

Poaceae

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Emergent Herbaceous (Can grow with roots in water), Grass/Grasslike

3 - 6ft

- ft

(inconspicuous)

;

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Dry, Moist, Wet

July - October

fresh and brackish tidal and nontidal marshes, wet meadows, open woods, prairies, dunes

food for sparrow species; grows in clumps; controls erosion