Literature for Panicum fauriei Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. Literature for Panicum fauriei var. carteri Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. Literature for Panicum fauriei var. fauriei Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. Literature for Panicum fauriei var. latius Wagner et al., 1990, 1999.
Poaceae -- The Grass Family	Bibliography
Panicum fauriei

General Information
Distribution
Habit	Cespitose annuals 2-30(-46) cm tall; culms usually branched, puberulent, the nodes puberulent or short-pilose.
Leaves	Leaves cauline; sheaths usually puberulent, auricular hairs often prominent, 1-2.5 mm long; ligule a ciliate membrane, 0.4-1.6 mm long, the membrane rudimentary or 0.1-0.3 mm long, the cilia 0.3-1.5 mm long; blades 1.5-12 cm long, 0.1-0.4 cm wide (when unrolled), often loosely involute, upper surface pilose, lower surface puberulent.
Flowers	Panicles 1-11 cm long, axis puberulent or sparsely pilose, branches usually appressed, puberulent or pilose; spikelets 1.5-4.2 mm long, acuminate to acute, glabrous to pubescent; glumes glabrous, short-pubescent, or short-pubescent with a tuft of hairs 0.6-3.5 mm long at apex, first glume as long as spikelet, acute to acuminate, 3-5-nerved, second glume shorter than or subequal to first glume, acute to acuminate, 5-9-nerved; first floret sterile, first lemma shorter than or equalling second glume, glabrous or short-pubescent at least toward apex, 7-nerved, first palea 1/6-1/5 as long as first lemma; second floret dark brown at maturity, 1.2-1.8 mm long, 0.5-0.7 mm wide, elliptic, smooth, glossy; anthers 0.8-1.1 mm long.