Torpedograss is one of the most serious weeds in florida. It is droughttolerant and can grow on upland soils. Control of torpedograss panicum repens through submersed applications of systemic and contact herbicides interim report gray turnage geosystems research institute, mississippi state university, mississippi state, ms 397629627 cite as. Plants have long, creeping rhizomes with sharppointed torpedolike tips. Panicum repens torpedo grass panicum repens torpedo grass. Torpedograss, panicum repens, emergent plant, identification, identify, characteristics, photo, picture, scientific name, description, range, distribution, map. Pdf panicum repens torpedo grass in mississippi researchgate. Aerial stems erect or leaning, lower portions often wrapped in bladeless. Introduced into the gulf coast of the united states before 1876. This page was last edited on 19 december 2019, at 12. Panicum repens georgia invasive species task force. Panicum repens is a perennial grass commonly found in the southeastern united states.
Dsc00940 11 dsc00938 11 dsc00933 11 dsc00935 11 dsc00936 11 dsc00937 11 some closeup views of this grass. Management of panicum repens involves the repeated application of herbicides. Panicum repens ufifas center for aquatic and invasive. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 430067 with original publication details. The font comes with latin, greek and maltese lettersits free for any use except police,goverment and political parties commercial. Panico strisciante habit at kawaililipoa restoration site, maui credit. Native to africa andor asia, it was introduced to the united states before 1876, primarily.
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. Lewis 1891 an elementary latin dictionary, new york. Crossprotection in the blast disease of 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.
Panicum repens is a perennial grass that frequently forms dense colonies and has long, creeping rhizomes. Inflorescences are loose, open, terminal panicles, 3 to 9 inches 722 cm long, with erect or ascending branches. Creeping marshwort apium repens is a lightdemanding, lowgrowing clonal perennial of damp nutrientrich grassland that is prone to winter flooding and disturbance. Leaf sheaths are hairy and leaf blades are stiff, linear, flat, or folded with an often waxy or whitish surface. English words for repens include sudden, recent, renewed, new, fresh, novel, hasty, abrupt, unexpected and modern. 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. 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. The university of georgia center for invasive species and ecosystem health. It can also be found in more upland situations and is a frequent problem in sod production. Repens is a free font inspired by punk typography of 70s and 80s. Vahl, cyperus pilosus vahl, commelina diffusa burm. Appearance panicum repens is a perennial grass that can reach up to 3 ft. Forest and kim starr plants of hawaii image licensed under a creative commons attribution 3.
Last seen in around 1977, sclerophrys danielae is one the frogs declared as lost in 2010. Leaf sheaths can be glabrous or hairy and the ligule is membranous with short. Please note that this is a trial program and may end. It grows in or near shallow waters forming monocultures where it can quickly displace native vegetation. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. 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. It grows in moist, often sandy soils and its rhizomes often extend several feet out into the water.
Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks. It is easily confused with a prostrate meadow form of a. Access is allocated within two business days of purchase and lasts one year. Protection was evident when leaf tissues were inoculated with a mixture ofp 1 andpr conidia but not with a mixture ofm 1 andpr conidia. Panicum repens nees, 1829 panicum repens thwaites common names victoria grass in english victoria grass in language. Panicum repens is a perennial grass that can reach up to 3 ft. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. Pdf atlas of pollen and spores of the florida everglades. Torpedo grass is a perennial grass growing up to 3 feet 1 m tall from sturdy, widely creeping or floating rhizomes. Rhizomes have pointed, torpedolike tips and hairs can be found on the blades. Trifolium repens, commonly called white clover, is a dwarf, prostrate, matforming perennial which typically grows to 4 tall and spreads to 12 or more by stems which freely root along the ground at the nodes. Torpedograss may be confused with maidencane panicum hemitomon. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
Comparison of experimental strategies to control torpedograss. Tough perennial with elongate runners up to 15100cm. Enhancement of fluazifopp toxicity to torpedograss panicum repens l. In the absence of competition from a crop and intervention, these species have potential to produce enormous numbers of seeds table 1. A free and open source software to merge, split, rotate and extract pages from pdf files. Data source and references for panicum repens torpedo grass. It is endemic to the southwest coast of ivory coast cote divoire and only known from the vicinity of monogaga, its type locality between sassandra and san pedro. Perennial grass to 1 m 3 ft tall, from sturdy, vigorous, widely creeping or floating rhizomes. Photosynthetic properties of c4 plants growing in an african. Lewis and charles short 1879 a latin dictionary, oxford. Panicum repens torpedo grass is found in tropical and subtropical regions. Photosynthetic properties of c4 plants growing in an.
Systematic research on the genus panicum in the main belgian public herbaria and. The third area investigated was a rainfed grassland s19 39. A revision of the genus panicum poaceae, paniceae in. In the absence of competition from a crop and intervention, these species have potential to. Two strains of acidneutralizing bacteria, e25t and e21, were isolated from torpedo grass panicum repens growing in highly acidic swamps. Subcutaneous human dirofilariasis due to dirofilaria.
A doubleblind trial of an extract of the plant serenoa repens in benign prostatic hyperplasia. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Control of torpedograss panicum repens through submersed. It is considered to be introduced and often reported as being highly invasive. Torpedo grass panicum repens important information.
Enjoy unrestricted access to all content and features, including. Pdf panicum repens is a perennial grass commonly found in the southeastern united states. Data source and references for panicum repens torpedo. This plant may be known by one or more common names in. To download all available records in eddmaps for this species click here click here. Panicum repens is a class c noxious weed in alabama, a prohibited noxious weed in arizona, and a noxious weed in hawaii and texas usda, nrcs 2016. Panicum repens ufifas center for aquatic and invasive plants. Panicum repens dominated slightly higher areas with less seasonal inundation, and i. Control of torpedograss panicum repens through submersed herbicide. In shallow waters, torpedograss can quickly displace native vegetation.
Data source and references for panicum repens torpedo grass from the usda plants database. Antihyperlipidemic activity of an extract from roots and. Panicum repens torpedo grass panicum repens torpedo grass appearance. Combining imazapyr and fluridone did not increase the level of p. The hypolipidemic effect of an ethanolic extract from the roots and rhizomes of panicum repens l. Like other grass weeds, the botanical position of torpedo grass makes this species a highrisk target for classi cal the large number of north american congeners of torpedo grass.
This free online tool allows to combine multiple pdf or image files into a single pdf document. Treatment of the obstructive symptomatology of prostatic adenoma using an extract of serenoa repens. Common name ivory coast toad has been coined for it. The occurrence and nature of crossprotection in the blast disease ofpanicum repens l. Most of the documented cases of human dirofilariasis recorded in india had ocular infections, but very few subcutaneous dirofilariasis have been reported. Prospects for classical biological control of torpedo. Culms erect, 15100 cm high, often from a knotty, tuberous base.
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