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Panicum coloratum

Species of grass

Summary

Species of grass

Panicum coloratum is a species of grass known by the common names kleingrass, blue panicgrass (USA), white buffalograss (southern Africa); Bambatsi panic, makarikari grass, and coolah grass (Australia). It is native to Africa, and it has been introduced elsewhere, such as the United States and Australia, and bred into many cultivars.

This plant is variable in appearance. They are green to a waxy blue-green color. The panicles are variable in length. The spikelets are green and purple.

This grass is used as a pasture grass and to make hay. This C4 plant can grow on saline soils and requires some of sodium for effective photosynthesis. Different cultivars have varying tolerances of sodium. While it makes a good graze for most animals, the grass has occasionally been associated with liver damage and photosensitivity in young ruminants and horses. This photosensitivity can lead to sunburn, which causes swelling of the head and ears of the animal, a condition commonly called "swellhead".

Cultivars include 'Pollock', 'Bambatsi', 'Bushman Mine', 'Verde', and 'Kabulabula'.

References

References

  1. [http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/Panicum_coloratum.htm ''Panicum coloratum''.] Tropical Forages.
  2. [http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/objtwr/imported_assets/content/past/bambatsi%20panic.pdf Bambatsi Panic.] Government of Western Australia Department of Agriculture and Food.
  3. [https://plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_paco2.pdf ''Panicum coloratum''.] USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
  4. In general, is a perennial bunchgrass which usually has [[rhizome]]s. The firm, mostly upright stems grow up to {{cvt. 1.4. m. ft. 10. to. 30. cm. in. link. (2012-12-15 Grass Manual Treatment.)
  5. Behling, A. [http://hayandforage.com/mag/farming_kleingrass_catches Kleingrass catches on.] {{webarchive. link. (2010-11-25 ''Hay and Forage Grower'' February 1, 2001.)
  6. Murata, S. and J. Sekiya. (1992). [https://web.archive.org/web/20161109160927/http://pcp.oxfordjournals.org/content/33/8/1239.short Effects of sodium on photosynthesis in ''Panicum coloratum''.] ''Plant Cell Physiol'' 33(8) 1239-42.
  7. (1 April 1990). "Sodium Stimulates Growth of Panicum coloratum through Enhanced Photosynthesis". Plant Physiology.
  8. (September 1998). "Salinity effects on the early development stages of Panicum coloratum : cultivar differences". Grass and Forage Science.
  9. [http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/22815.htm Hepatotoxic Plants.] Merck Veterinary Manual.
  10. (November 1987). "Kleingrass ( Panicum coloratum L.) Poisoning in Sheep". Veterinary Pathology.
  11. [http://www.livestockweekly.com/papers/99/05/20/whlklein.asp Sheep, goat producers should watch for kleingrass problems.] {{webarchive. link. (2015-08-28 ''Livestock Weekly'')
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