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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: Kalmia latifolia, Fraxinus americana, Panicum virgatum, Acer rubrum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Cornus florida, Calamagrostis canadensis, Allium tricoccum, Nyssa sylvatica, Sassafras albidum, Arisaema triphyllum, Rhododendron maximum, Conopholis americana, Campanula rotundifolia, Sarracenia purpurea, Ceanothus americanus, Ilex opaca, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Rhus typhina, Symplocarpus foetidus, Viburnum lentago, Cornus sericea, Asarum canadense, Allium canadense, Eurybia macrophylla, Lindera benzoin, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Lobelia inflata, Vaccinium angustifolium, Carex pensylvanica, Maianthemum canadense, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, Northern highbush blueberry, Vallisneria americana, Canadian blueberry, Crataegus iracunda, Calopogon tuberosus, Utricularia cornuta, Viburnum acerifolium, Galearis spectabilis, Gentiana crinita, Scrophularia marilandica, Utricularia resupinata, Utricularia radiata, Athyrium asplenioides, Phacelia purshii. 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 sw...
