Panicum oligosanthes var. scribnerianum Calflora

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Panicum oligosanthes Schult. var. scribnerianum (Nash) Fernald

Scribner's rosette grass

2023 John Rawlings

2011 Steve Matson

2023 John Rawlings

2011 Steve Matson

Panicum oligosanthes var. scribnerianum is an annual grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~9 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Panicum oligosanthes
Genus:	Panicum
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Dichanthelium oligosanthes ssp. scribnerianum
JEF	Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum
JEF	Panicum scribnerianum
PLANTS	Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum
POWO	Dichanthelium scribnerianum

Information about Panicum oligosanthes var. scribnerianum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (DIOLS) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/09/2025).