switchgrass - Panicum virgatum

USDA Plant Code: PAVI2
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: wet - dry
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: graminoid,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : yes
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: yes
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: yes
Bloom Color: pink/purple
Bloom Period: summer-fall
Fragrant: no
More Information at:


Selected Images from ForestryImages.orgView All Images at ForestryImages.org


Plant(s);
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Plant(s);
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Plant(s); September. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Plant(s); Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), a potential source of ethanol fuel.
Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Plant(s); The inflorescence of switchgrass plants growing on a field in Colorado.
Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Plant(s); Switchgrass plants growing on a field in Colorado.
Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Plant(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Flower(s); October. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Flower(s); September. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Flower(s); Close-up of switchgrass in bloom.
Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Cultivar; Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Cultivar; Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Cultivar; Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Cultivar; Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Cultivar; Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Cultivar; Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Cultivar; Panicum virgatum 'Prarie Sky'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Cultivar; Panicum virgatum 'Prarie Sky'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Research; Switchgrass can yield almost twice as much ethanol as corn, estimates geneticist Ken Vogel, who is conducting breeding and genetics research on switchgrass to improve its biomass yield and its ability to recycle carbon as a renewable energy crop.
Brett Hampton, University of Nebraska, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Research; Switchgrass (left) can yield almost twice as much ethanol as corn, estimates geneticist Ken Vogel, who is conducting breeding and genetics research on switchgrass to improve its biomass yield and its ability to recycle carbon as a renewable energy crop.
USDA ARS Photo Unit , USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

Seedling(s);
Paul Bockenstedt, Bonestroo Natural Resources, Bugwood.org
Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

UGA Logo Marine Extension Bugwood Logo