Panicum repens

TaxID: 158137

Basic Information

Panicum repens

Torpedo Grass, torpedo grass

Panicum repens is a species of grass known by many common names, including torpedo grass, creeping panic, panic rampant, couch panicum, wainaku grass, quack grass, dog-tooth grass, and bullet grass. Its exact native range is obscure. Sources suggest that the grass is native to "Africa and/or Asia", "Europe or Australia", "Eurasia", "Australia", "Europe, Asia, and Africa", or other specific regions, including the Mediterranean, and Argentina. It is present in many places as an introduced species and often a noxious weed. It has been called "one of the world's worst weeds."

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Poales

Poaceae

Panicum

repens

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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(c) zebedeugalinha@BY
Panicum repens
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(c) Matt Berger@BY
Panicum repens
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(c) Scott Allen Davis@BY
Panicum repens
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(c) Cheng-Tao Lin@BY
Panicum repens
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(c) Cheng-Tao Lin@BY

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (2 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Jordan A2 list 2013
Peru Absent —

Distribution (84 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

84
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Angola Present —
Albania Present —
Algeria Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Burundi Present —
Benin Present —
Burkina Faso Present —
Belize Present —
Brazil Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (2 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR5406184 leaf, stem, flower not collected - 25643319 not applicable
SRR5406185 leaf, stem, flower not collected - 25010025 not applicable

DNA Barcodes (13 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
SAFH143-10 - rbcLa 552 Botswana 1998-03-04 -19.18917, 23.26417
KNPB301-10 - rbcLa 552 Botswana 1998-03-04 -19.18917, 23.26417
KNPB301-10 - matK 727 Botswana 1998-03-04 -19.18917, 23.26417
GBVS189-13 - matK 1539 - - -
GBVS106-13 - rbcL 1338 - - -
GBVD4346-11 - rbcL 546 - - -
GBVD4345-11 - matK 821 - - -
GBVD4344-11 - rbcL 1323 Portugal - 39.675292999999996, -7.9336624
GBVD4343-11 - matK 813 Portugal - 39.675292999999996, -7.9336624
GBITS45222-21 - ITS 666 - - -
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Literature