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PLANTS

Witchgrass

Panicum capillare

Plants
NativeHerbAnnual
Witchgrass, photo 1 of 5
Witchgrass, In flower
Witchgrass, In fruit

Annual herbaceous plant. Grows in fields.

There are 331 observations of Witchgrass in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie56
  2. Capitale-Nationale51
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches38
  4. Estrie35
  5. Laurentides33
  6. Lanaudière27
  7. Outaouais26
  8. Montréal21
  9. Mauricie13
  10. Centre-du-Québec12
  11. Laval6
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  16. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

FieldsMario Hains

Similar species

Old switch panic grassPanicum virgatum
Petticoat-climberEragrostis spectabilis
Autumn MilletPanicum dichotomiflorum
Philadelphia witchgrassPanicum philadelphicum
Proso milletPanicum miliaceum
Common reedPhragmites australis
Foxtail barleyHordeum jubatum
Wiry witch grassPanicum flexile
Tufted lovegrassEragrostis pectinacea
MaizeZea mays