Panicum rigidum

Panicum rigidum is a species of grass in the family Poaceae.^[2] It is a perennial endemic to the islands of Socotra, Samhah, and Abd al Kuri in the Socotra Archipelago, located off the coast of east Africa and politically part of Yemen. It grows in dwarf shrubland and woody-herb communities on desertic plains and rocky slopes from sea level to 600 metres elevation.^[1]

Panicum rigidum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Panicum
Species:	P. rigidum
Binomial name
Panicum rigidum Balf.f. (1883)