Panicum repens
Torpedo grass · Poaceae
Also known as Panicum pauciflorum. Common names: Couch panicum, Creeping panic grass, Quack grass.
Panicum repens is a species of grass known by many common names, including torpedograss, creeping panic, panic rampant, couch panicum, wainaku grass, quack grass, dog-tooth grass, and bullet grass.
About Torpedo grass
Panicum repens is a species of grass known by many common names, including torpedograss, creeping panic, panic rampant, couch panicum, wainaku grass, quack grass, dog-tooth grass, and bullet grass. Its exact native range is obscure. Sources suggest that the grass is native to "Africa and/or Asia", "Europe or Australia", "Eurasia", "Australia", "Europe, Asia, and Africa", or other specific regions, including the Mediterranean, Israel, and Argentina. It is present in many places as an introduced species and...
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Growing & care
| Native range | Albania, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Baleares, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Congo, Corse, Cyprus, DR Congo, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto |
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| Toxicity | Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented |
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