Panicum
capillare
Witch Grass aka Witches Hair, Tickle Grass, Tumble Weed Grass, Fool Hay
5-9
North America
Annual found in disturbed soils of all types.
Distinguished by the hairy leaf, sheaths and swelling at the base of the lower panicle branches.
The specific epithet,
capillare
, means hair-like.
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