Panicum ravenelii Scribn. & Merr.

Panicum ravenelii Scribn. & Merr. Bull. U. S. Dep. Agr. Agrost
24: 36. 1901.
Panicum scoparium majus Vasey, Bull. U. S. Dep. Agr. Bot. 8: 32. 1889. Panicum scoparium genuinum Scribn. Bull. Tenn. Exp. Sta. 7: 48. 1894.
Vernal phase in loose tufts, grayish-olive; culms 30-70 cm. high, erect or ascending, densely papillose-hirsute with ascending hairs, the nodes short-bearded; leaf -sheaths shorter than the long lower internodes, about equaling the short upper ones or overlapping, papillose-hirsute like the culm; ligule 3-4 mm. long; blades thick, ascending or spreading, 8-15 cm. long, 1-2 cm. wide, sharply acuminate, rounded at the base, glabrous on the upper surface, densely velvetyhirsute beneath, usually short-ciliate nearly to the apex; panicles short-exserted or included at the base, 7-12 cm, long, as wide or wider, loosely flowered, the branches finally spreading; spikelets 4-4.3 mm. long, 2-2.2 mm. wide, obovate, turgid and blunt, sparsely papillose-pubescent ; first glume one third to two fifths the length of the spikelet, acute ; second glume and sterile lemma subequal, scarcely equaling the fruit at maturity, strongly nerved; fruit 3.2 mm. long, 2 mm. wide, elliptic, minutely apiculate.
Autumnal phase more or less spreading, branching from the middle and upper nodes, the short branchlets crowded at the summit late in the season, the reduced blades ascending, overtopping the small panicles.
Type locality: South Carolina.
Distribution: Maryland to Missouri, and south to Florida and Texas.

Panicum ravenelii adalah spesies tumbuhan yang tergolong ke dalam famili Poaceae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Poales. Spesies Panicum ravenelii sendiri merupakan bagian dari genus Panicum. Nama ilmiah dari spesies ini pertama kali diterbitkan oleh Scribn. & Merr..

Panicum ravenelii là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Hòa thảo. Loài này được Scribn. & Merr. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1901.