Common name: blood panicgrass Scientific name: Dichanthelium consanguineum, Panicum consanguineum Life cycle: perennial Season of primary growth: spring Primary way of propagation: seeds Primary storage organ: roots Does it fix nitrogen? No ID characteristics: Hollow stem Hairy stem Distinct odor Leaves come to a point Alternating leaf structure Location collected: Collected at end of Driveway at Dorthea Dix facility located at Mid Pines Road Raleigh, NC. Common habitat and soil type best adapted: Sub shrub, shrub; in soil with a significant amount of clay. Uses: Could be fed to livestock, not well suited for erosion control Date collected: September 19, 2005 Sources (references): USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu