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Panicum virgatum L.

Common Name: SWITCH GRASS
Coefficient of Conservatism: 4
Coefficient of Wetness: 0
Wetness Index: FAC
Physiognomy: Nt P-Grass

Prairies, dunes, swales, oak savanna, open (often marshy) ground; spreading along roadsides and railroads.

Often planted in habitat restorations, prairie gardens, and for wildlife. Some northern records are probably introductions. 

R. Schipper

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Counties
Allegan
Alpena
Arenac
Barry
Bay
Benzie
Berrien
Branch
Calhoun
Cass
Charlevoix
Cheboygan
Crawford
Delta
Dickinson
Eaton
Emmet
Gogebic
Grand Traverse
Hillsdale
Houghton
Huron
Ingham
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
Lake
Lapeer
Leelanau
Lenawee
Livingston
Mason
Monroe
Montmorency
Muskegon
Newaygo
Oakland
Oceana
Ontonagon
Ottawa
Presque Isle
Schoolcraft
Shiawassee
St. Clair
Tuscola
Van Buren
Washtenaw
Wayne
Wexford

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 28, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/2176