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Panicum capillare
Old witch grass
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The Panicum capillare plant species is found in N. America - Nova Scotia to North Dakota, south to Florida and Texas. An occasional weed in Britain. It is a member of the Gramineae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Old witch grass.

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Latin Name:  Panicum capillare
Common Name:  Old witch grass
Family:  Gramineae
Author:  L.
 
Known Hazards:  None known
 
Mature Height:  0.6   Mature Width:  0.3
 
Habitat:  Open sandy or stony soil or cultivated land in N. America[43]. An occasional abundant weed of carrot crops in E. Anglia[17].



General Uses:  The grass can be made into brooms[257].

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