Heteropogon Melanocarpus
''Heteropogon'' may refer to: * ''Heteropogon'' (plant), genus of tussock grass in the family Poaceae * ''Heteropogon'' (fly), genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae {{Genus disambiguation ...
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Heteropogon (plant)
''Heteropogon'' is a genus of Annual plant, annual and Perennial plant, perennial plants in the Poaceae, grass family known generally as tangleheads, widespread primarily in tropical and subtropical regions. Tangleheads are erect Bunch grass, tussock grasses with paired spikelets. Lower pairs are equal in size (homogamous units), and upper pairs include one Awn (botany), awned Plant sexuality, bisexual spikelet and one awnless sterile spikelet (heterogamous units). The name of the genus is derived from the Greek language, Greek words έτερος (''héteros''), meaning "different," and πώγων (''pôgôn''), meaning "beard." ; Species * ''Heteropogon contortus'' (Carl Linnaeus, L.) Palisot de Beauvois, P.Beauv. ex Johann Jacob Roemer, Roem. & Josef August Schultes, Schult. - Africa, southern Asia, southwestern Europe (Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Balkans), Mesoamerica, West Indies, tropical South America, southern United States (California, CA Arizona, AZ New Mexico, N ...
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