Resources
- Invasive Species Management Plans for Florida - University of Florida - Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
- Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas - University of Florida
Selected Images
![]() 1391217 torpedograss Panicum repens Plant(s) John D. Byrd |
![]() 1391240 torpedograss Panicum repens Plant(s) John D. Byrd |
![]() 1391323 torpedograss Panicum repens Plant(s) John D. Byrd |
![]() 1391326 torpedograss Panicum repens Feature(s) John D. Byrd |
![]() 1391501 torpedograss Panicum repens Foliage John D. Byrd |
![]() 1499032 torpedograss Panicum repens Infestation Tony Pernas |
![]() 5287018 torpedograss Panicum repens Plant(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 5287019 torpedograss Panicum repens Plant(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 5287021 torpedograss Panicum repens Plant(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 5308042 torpedograss Panicum repens Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
![]() 5308043 torpedograss Panicum repens Fruit(s) Steve Hurst |
![]() 5344027 torpedograss Panicum repens Feature(s) Karen Brown |
![]() 5344028 torpedograss Panicum repens Feature(s) Karen Brown |
![]() 5344030 torpedograss Panicum repens Foliage Karen Brown |
![]() 5349041 torpedograss Panicum repens Plant(s) Ann Murray |
![]() 5349042 torpedograss Panicum repens Flower(s) Ann Murray |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
| Legend | |
| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- Alabama Noxious Weeds - Class C Noxious Weed
- Apalachicola Invasive Working Group
- Archbold Biological Station
- Arizona Noxious Weeds
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category I
- Florida Keys Invasive Species Task Force
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 3
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Watch A
- Southwest Florida Cooperative Invasive Species Mgmt. Area
- Texas Noxious Weeds
- Treasure Coast Cooperative Invasive Species Mgmt. Area - EARLY DRAFT
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Liliopsida |
| Subclass: Commelinidae |
| Order: Cyperales |
| Family: Poaceae |
| Genus: Panicum |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
torpedo grass, couch panicum, wainaku grass, creeping panic
Related Scientific Names:
| Panicum gouinii L. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |



















