Natural history of Virginia

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 64. Chapters: Flora of Virginia, Fraxinus americana, Panicum virgatum, Blueberry, Southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest, Utricularia inflata, Climate of Virginia, Gaylussacia brachycera, Lily of the Valley, Calamagrostis canadensis, Allium tricoccum, Appalachian balds, Arisaema triphyllum, Rhododendron maximum, Conopholis americana, Sarracenia purpurea, Ceanothus americanus, Viburnum opulus, Rhus typhina, Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, Symplocarpus foetidus, Cypripedium reginae, Hydrangea arborescens, Cornus sericea, Osmunda regalis, Sarracenia flava, Asarum canadense, Allium canadense, Oenothera speciosa, Eurybia macrophylla, Lindera benzoin, Trillium sessile, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Goodyera repens, Lobelia inflata, Gaillardia pulchella, Vitis palmata, Commelina erecta, Vaccinium angustifolium, Carex pensylvanica, Isoetes lacustris, Maianthemum canadense, Betula uber, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, Ambrosia trifida, Buckleya distichophylla, Arabis serotina, Opuntia humifusa, Gelsemium sempervirens, Northern highbush blueberry, Platanthera leucophaea, Vallisneria americana, Smilax rotundifolia, Polypodium virginianum, Botrypus virginianus, Onoclea sensibilis, Ribes missouriense, Canadian blueberry, Utricularia juncea, Cardamine micranthera, Virginia Bluebell, Crataegus iracunda, Hydrocotyle ranunculoides, Calopogon tuberosus, Vaccinium crassifolium, Lilium superbum, Polypodium appalachianum, Phlox divaricata, Virginia strawberry, Ribes triste, Utricularia cornuta, Iris cristata, Phoradendron leucarpum, Galearis spectabilis, Pellaea glabella, Polystichum acrostichoides, Asplenium rhizophyllum, Dryopteris carthusiana, Myrica pensylvanica, Campanula americana, Pellaea atropurpurea, Cystopteris bulbifera, Aplectrum, Gentiana crinita, Dodecatheon meadia, Eurybia chlorolepis, Scrophularia marilandica, Polygonatum biflorum, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, Vaccinium arboreum, Rosa virginiana, Rosa carolina, Utricularia radiata, Hydrophyllum virginianum, Vaccinium elliottii, Woodwardia areolata, Hexastylis virginica, Athyrium asplenioides, Dryopteris marginalis, Utricularia striata, Viola appalachiensis, Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Sceptridium dissectum, Zenobia pulverulenta, Adiantum pedatum, Dryopteris intermedia, Hexastylis arifolia, Sedum glaucophyllum, Asplenium montanum, Persicaria virginiana, Little Scarlet, Elymus virginicus. Excerpt: Panicum virgatum, commonly known as switchgrass, is a perennial warm season bunchgrass native to North America, where it occurs naturally from 55°N latitude in Canada southwards into the United States and Mexico. Switchgrass is one of the dominant species of the central North American tallgrass prairie and can be found in remnant prairies, in native grass pastures, and naturalized along roadsides. It is used primarily for soil conservation, forage production, game cover, as an ornamental grass, and more recently as a biomass crop for ethanol and butanol, in phytoremediation projects, fiber, electricity, and heat production and for biosequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Other common names for switchgrass include tall panic grass, Wobsqua grass, blackbent, tall prairiegrass, wild redtop, thatchgrass, and Virginia switchgrass. Root system of switchgrass grown at the Land InstituteSwitchgrass is a hardy, deep-rooted, perennial rhizomatous grass that begins growth in late spring. It can grow up to 2.7 m high, but is typically shorter than big bluestem grass or indiangra...