Common Witchgrass

Common Name(s):
Common Witchgrass, Witchgrass,Common
Scientific Name:
Panicum capillare
Family:
Poaceae
Longevity:
Annual
Season:
Warm
Origin:
Native
Height:
20 - 80 cm
Flowers:
Jun - Nov
Description: Occasionally found throughout our region and common to gardens and distrubed sites. It has a single spikelet at the tip of each branch and the leaf sheaths are covered with spreading hairs. It is of poor value to cattle.