Bild folgtKI-generierte IllustrationPanicum capillare
Panicum capillare
FamilyGenus: Panicumheimisch in Deutschland
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Species
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Interactions
documented
About this species
Panicum capillare is an introduced annual grass with broad leaves, reaching about 40 cm in height, flowering between June and September in sunny, dry habitats.
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Ecological significance
As an introduced grass with a low disturbance indicator value, it has minimal documented ecological impact in Great Britain.
Annual cycle
Flowering from June to September; winter dieback typical of an annual grass.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Bloom time
Jun – Sep
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Gras
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.415 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Provide a sunny position with well-drained, dry soil. The grass copes with normal to moderately fertile ground and a calcareous or basic pH.
Scientific profile
Panicum capillare is a grass that grows to around 40 cm. The leaves are broad and the plant is non-woody, remaining terrestrial. Flowering occurs from June to September. In Great Britain it is an introduced and established species. It originates from Africa, Northern and Southern America, and the southeastern United States. The grass prefers full sun and dry conditions on normal soils, with a marked affinity for calcareous or basic substrates. It is a moderate feeder and tolerates only low levels of disturbance.
Other flower visitors
3 other species visit the flowers
Sources & data origin
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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