Panicum virgatum, Switch Grass, Poaceae

Genus and species: Panicum virgatum
Common Name: Switch Grass
Family Name: Poaceae

This plant is a clumper! The foliage and flower head grow 4'-7' in height. The flowers look like beads on a wire, similar to Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed, however Prairie Dropseed is much smaller than Switch Grass!!! If you want a red version of this plant, try the cultivar 'Shenadoah'.

Photos taken September 7, 2011 at Virginia Tech in the Hahn Horticulture Gardens.