Monocotyledon
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae, Grass Family
Panicum gattingeri Nash, Gattinger’s Witch Panic Grass
Synonymy: P. philadelphicum Bernh spp. gattingeri (Nash) Freckman & LeLong; Panicum capillare var. campestre Gattinger
Lower Taxa: none
Origin: Native, eastern North America
Habit: Herbaceous, graminoid, annual grass
Habitat: Moist sandy soil
Range: Burlington and Gloucester Counties; CP-S
Frequency: Rare
Rank/Status: G5, S1-S2/endangered, LP, HP
Wetland Status: FAC
Flowering & Reproduction: Flowering in July, spikelets mature in fall
Comments: A poorly understood and under collected weak annual species found in assoiation with open wet habitats.
Reference Specimen: B. Long #10950, Kinkora, Mansfield Twp, Burlington Co., ex PANS CHRU #117982.