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SWITCHGRASS [1 record]

Record 1 2014-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Biomass Energy
Universal entry(ies)
Panicum virgatum
correct, Latin
DEF

[A] perennial warm season bunchgrass native to North America, where it occurs naturally from 55°N latitude in Canada southwards into the United States and Mexico.

OBS

Used primarily for soil conservation, forage production, game cover, as an ornamental grass, and more recently as a biomass crop.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Énergie de la biomasse
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Panicum virgatum
correct, Latin
OBS

Graminée vivace, mauvaise herbe utilisée comme fourrage aux États-Unis.

Spanish

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