Steinchisma hians
Gaping Panic Grass
Also known as: Aira incompleta Bosc ex Steud. +8 more
- Aira incompleta Bosc ex Steud.
- Fasciculochloa sparshottiorum B.K.Simon & C.M.Weiller
- Panicum hians var. pallescens Döll
- Panicum jejunum Trin.
- Panicum megapotamicum Spreng.
- Panicum milioides Nees
- Panicum milioides Nees ex Trin.
- Panicum milioides var. filifolium R.A.Palacios
- Panicum oblongiflorum Desv.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Steinchisma hians (commonly known as Gaping Panic Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Panama, Paraguay, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Virginia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
KwaZulu-Natal, Queensland