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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: 29. Chapters: Panicum virgatum, Calamagrostis purpurascens, Bloodroot, Calamagrostis canadensis, Allium tricoccum, Carex rossii, Arisaema triphyllum, Campanula rotundifolia, Artemisia tridentata, Viburnum opulus, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Cercocarpus montanus, Cornus sericea, Pasque flower, Pin cherry, Asarum canadense, Allium canadense, Ceanothus fendleri, Ribes cereum, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Goodyera repens, Rhus trilobata, Pterospora, Anaphalis margaritacea, Carex pensylvanica, Maianthemum canadense, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, Polystichum munitum, Ambrosia trifida, Schizachyrium scoparium, Opuntia humifusa, Andropogon gerardii, Vallisneria americana, Ribes missouriense, Artemisia cana, Phlox divaricata, Gentiana crinita, Scrophularia marilandica, Polygonatum biflorum, Pascopyrum, Phacelia linearis, Carex hoodii, Blowout grass, McCrory Gardens and South Dakota Arboretum. 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 gras...
