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Stalked Panicgrass

Panicum rigidulum subsp. elongatum

Found in marshes, low woods, ditches, swamps, shores, meadows, beaver marshes. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Northern Tier edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Native to West Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

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Light
Partial shade, Full sun
Soil moisture
Moist to wet
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At a glance

Bloom
August to October
Height
3–5 ft

Not yet recorded · Spread · Life cycle · Leaves

Recorded in 2 West Virginia counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Swamps

The Chickahominy Swamp LCCN2004661405
William McIlvaine, The Chickahominy Swamp (1862): wind-tossed swamp trees standing in dark water under a storm. Shown: Chickahominy Swamp, Virginia, a neighboring state.The Chickahominy Swamp LCCN2004661405, William McIlvaine (1813-1867), 1862. Public domain. Source record.

Freshwater marshes

Open, herb-covered wetlands with fresh, non-tidal water.

Forests and woodlands

Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry.

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

Meadows

Open, grassy or flowery ground that is not wet, such as mountain meadows; wet meadows are separate.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in West Virginia. Shared habitat, not food. 83 animals.

Widespread birds also seen here (36)

Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.

All wildlife of West Virginia

From historical sources

What the old botany books say

These facts were missing, so Quercus searched the Biodiversity Heritage Library for Panicum rigidulum subsp. elongatum and read up to three independent North American books. Every quote was checked word for word against the scanned page. Open a page to read it.

Bloom: September From 1 book, needs a second

Panicum stipitatum. Flora of the District of Columbia and vicinity (1919), Albert Spear Hitchock

“Panicum stipitatum Nash. Wet meadows and swales near the Eastern Branch and Potomac; frequent. Sept.”

Listed in this book as Panicum stipitatum

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Habitat: In moist soil, New Jersey and Pennsylvania to Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia. From 1 book, needs a second

Panicum stipitatum. Flora of the southeastern United States (1913), John Kunkel Small

“In moist soil, New Jersey and Pennsylvania to Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia.”

Listed in this book as Panicum stipitatum

Panicum stipitatum. Flora of the District of Columbia and vicinity (1919), Albert Spear Hitchock

“Wet meadows and swales near the Eastern Branch and Potomac”

Listed in this book as Panicum stipitatum

Panicum elongatum. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions (1913), Nathaniel Lord Britton

“Moist soil, southern New York and New Jersey to”

Listed in this book as Panicum elongatum

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Height: 3–5 ft 2 of 3 books agree

Panicum stipitatum. Flora of the southeastern United States (1913), John Kunkel Small

“Stems erect, 9-15 dm. tall”

Listed in this book as Panicum stipitatum

Panicum elongatum. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions (1913), Nathaniel Lord Britton

“Culms erect, 3-5 tall”

Listed in this book as Panicum elongatum

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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

22CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including WV

Genus host records with ranges including WV · Panicum

  • Anatrytone loganDelaware Skipper, Logan Skipper, Black-Vein Skipper
  • Ancyloxypha numitorLeast Skipper
  • Ctenucha virginicaVirginia Ctenucha
  • Dargida diffusaWheat Head Armywotm Moth
  • Dargida rubripennisThe Pink-Streak
  • Dichagyris acclivisSwitchgrass Dart, Inclined Dart
  • Hesperia leonardusLeonard's Skipper, Blazing Star Skipper, Pawnee Prairie Skipper, Pawnee Montane Skipper
  • Hesperia sassacusIndian Skipper
  • Hylephila phyleusFiery Skipper
  • Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
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  • Lethe anthedonNorthern Pearly Eye
  • Leucania linitaReed Wainscot, Linen Wainscot
  • Lon hobomokHobomok Skipper
  • Marimatha nigrofimbriaBlack-Bordered Lemon
  • Mocis latipesSmall Mocis, Striped Grass Looper
  • Mocis texanaTexas Mocis
  • Mythimna unipunctaArmyworm Moth, White Speck
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
  • Polites egeremetNorthern Broken-Dash
  • Polites themistoclesTawny-Edged Skipper
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Idioglossa miraculosa
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
23BirdsRecorded eating Panicum in West Virginia

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Birds whose range includes West Virginia, most records first.

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Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab)

Direct food only. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Birds that eat Panicum 23

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab), CC0 1.0.

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Poaceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Coleataenia stipitata; Panicum rigidulum ssp. elongatum; Panicum rigidulum subsp. elongatum; Panicum rigidulum var. elongatum; Panicum stipitatum; Tall Flat Panic Grass; panicgrass

Conservation status

West Virginia rankS4
Global rankG5T4T5 [G5]
WV statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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