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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Fraxinus americana, Panicum virgatum, Utricularia inflata, Lindera melissifolia, Piney Woods, Arisaema triphyllum, Ceanothus americanus, Cypripedium reginae, Hydrangea arborescens, Bouteloua dactyloides, Geocarpon, Asarum canadense, Allium canadense, Oenothera speciosa, Lindera benzoin, Sabatia arkansana, Trillium sessile, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Lobelia inflata, Vitis palmata, Carex pensylvanica, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, Ambrosia trifida, Opuntia humifusa, Gelsemium sempervirens, Smilax rotundifolia, Ribes missouriense, Virginia Bluebell, Hydrocotyle ranunculoides, Cnidoscolus texanus, Calopogon tuberosus, Phlox divaricata, Utricularia cornuta, Iris cristata, Phoradendron leucarpum, Galearis spectabilis, Campanula americana, Aplectrum, Dodecatheon meadia, Liatris compacta, Polygonatum biflorum, Echinacea sanguinea, Utricularia radiata, Hydrophyllum virginianum, Vaccinium elliottii, Portulaca pilosa, Mespilus canescens, Athyrium asplenioides, Crataegus arborea, Rosa palustris, Amsonia hubrichtii. Excerpt: Panicum virgatum, commonly known as switchgrass, is a perennial warm season bunchgrass native to North America, where it occurs naturally from 55 N latitude in Canada southwards into the United States and Mexico. Switchgrass is one of the dominant species of the central North American tallgrass prairie and can be found in remnant prairies, in native grass pastures, and naturalized along roadsides. It is used primarily for soil conservation, forage production, game cover, as an ornamental grass, and more recently as a biomass crop for ethanol and butanol, in phytoremediation projects, fiber, electricity, and heat production and for biosequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Other common names for switchgrass include tall panic grass, Wobsqua grass, blackbent, tall prairiegrass, wild redtop, thatchgrass, a...