Scientific Name:
PANICUM ANCEPS
Common Name:
BEAKED PANICUM
Erosion Index:
FAIR
Erosion Index Value:
4.76
Wildlife Index:
FAIR
Wildlife Index Value:
3.08
Ecological Distribution:
PINEYWOODS, GULF PRAIRIES AND MARSHES, POST OAK SAVANNAH, BLACKLAND PRAIRIES, EDWARDS PLATEAU
Topographic Tolerance:
BOTTOMLAND
Elevation Tolerance:
SEA LEVEL - 2000', SEA LEVEL - 2000'
Slope Tolerance:
LEVEL TO GENTLY SLOPING
Aspect Tolerance:
TOLERANT ACROSS RANGE
Light Tolerance:
TOLERANT TO FULL SUN, TOLERANT TO FULL SHADE, TOLERANT TO SUN-SHADE MIX
Wetland Regional Indicator:
FACULTATIVE
Physical Form:
GRASS
Habit:
DECIDUOUS
Life Cycle:
PERENNIAL
Seed Age:
1 TO 4 YEARS OLD
Seed Interval:
1 YEAR OR LESS
Growth:
RAPID GROWTH, TUFTED BUNCHGRASS, DEEP ROOTED
Hardiness:
DROUGHT INTOLERANT, GRAZING TOLERANT, FIRE TOLERANT
Vegetative Growth Period:
FROST FREE PERIOD
Flowering Period:
JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT
Fruiting Period:
AUG, SEP, OCT
Soil Moisture:
WITHSTANDS SHORT-DURATION SATURATION
Soil Texture:
TOLERANT TO SANDY SOILS
Soil Fertility:
TOLERANT OVER WIDE FERTILITY RANGE
Parent Material:
TOLERANT OVER WIDE RANGE
Soil pH:
NEUTRAL, SLIGHTLY ALKALINE
Optimum pH:
NEUTRAL
Soil Depth:
WIDE RANGE OF SOIL DEPTHS
Salinity:
OBLIGATE TO NON-SALINE (FRESH) SOIL/WATER CONDITIONS
Short-term Biomass:
LOW
Short-term Pest:
NONE KNOWN
Long-term Biomass:
MEDIUM
Long-term Pest:
NONE KNOWN
Dominance Characteristics:
COMPONENT
Honeybee Relations:
POLLINATED WITHOUT BEES, NOT HONEY PRODUCING
Parasite Host Potential:
NONE KNOWN
Food for Wildlife/Livestock:
SMALL MAMMALS, LARGE MAMMALS, UPLAND GAME BIRDS, NONGAME BIRDS, CATTLE, SHEEP
Small Mammal Food:
FAIR
Large Mammal Food:
GOOD
Upland Game Birds Food:
FAIR
Waterfowl Food:
FAIR
Nongame Birds Food:
UNKNOWN
Small Mammal Cover:
FAIR
Large Mammal Cover:
FAIR
Upland Game Birds Cover:
FAIR
Waterfowl Cover:
UNKNOWN
Nongame Birds Cover:
FAIR
Toxicity Potential:
NONE KNOWN
Toxicity Season:
Effectiveness Period:
SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM
Raindrop Impact:
LOW
Erosion Hardiness:
LOW
Ease of Propagation:
MEDIUM
Soil Binding:
MEDIUM
Soil Enrichment Potential:
LOW
Nitrogen Fixation Potential:
LOW
Growth Inhibitor Production:
LOW
Source Availability:
HARVEST FROM LOCAL WILD STOCK
Seed Germination Ratio:
UNKNOWN
Reproduction:
SEEDS, RHIZOMES, TILLERS
Seed Dispersal Success Potential:
MAMMALS, GRAVITY, WIND
Seed Establishment Success Potential:
MEDIUM
Cuttings Establishment Success Potential:
LOW
Transplanting Establishment Success Potential:
LOW
Establishment Time Interval:
1 YEAR OR LESS
Recommended Establishment:
SEEDS
Relative Expense:
UNKNOWN
Notes:
- A prolific seed-producer.
- Forms large clumps by spreading laterally from short rhizomes.
Associated Species:
ALABAMA
SUPPLEJACK
AMERICAN
BEAUTYBERRY
BLACK
HICKORY
BLACKBERRY/DEWBERRY
SPP.
BLACKJACK
OAK
BLUEJACK OAK
COMMON
PERSIMMON
COMMON
TRUMPET-CREEPER
CORALBERRY
EASTERN REDCEDAR
ELM
SPP.
ESCARPMENT LIVE
OAK
FLOWERING
DOGWOOD
GRAPE SPP.
GREENBRIAR
HAWTHORN SPP.
HONEY
MESQUITE
LITTLE
BLUESTEM
NARROWLEAF
WOODOATS
POST OAK
ROUNDHEAD
BUSHCLOVER
SAND
LOVEGRASS
SASSAFRAS
SESSILELEAF TICKCLOVER
SILVER
BLUESTEM
SOUTHERN RED
OAK
SOUTHERN
WAX-MYRTLE
SUGAR
HACKBERRY
SWEETGUM
SWITCHGRASS
YAUPON
YELLOW INDIANGRASS