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Trachypogon Spicatus
''Trachypogon'' is a small genus of African and Latin American plants in the grass family. Crinkleawn grass is a common name for plants in this genus. ; Species * '' Trachypogon chevalieri'' (Stapf) Jacq.-Fél. - western + central Africa * '' Trachypogon macroglossus'' Trin. - Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil * '' Trachypogon spicatus'' (L.f.) Kuntze - Africa, Madagascar, South America, Central America, Mexico, West Indies, United States ( AZ NM TX FL) * '' Trachypogon vestitus'' Andersson - Central + South America from Honduras to Brazil ; formerly included see ''Bothriochloa Cymbopogon Heteropogon Hyparrhenia Sorghastrum ''Sorghastrum'' is a genus of grasses, native to Africa and the Americas. Members of the genus are commonly known as Indiangrass. ; Selected * '' Sorghastrum balansae'' (Hack.) Dávila - Paraguay * '' Sorghastrum brunneum'' Swallen - Mexico, Gu ... Sorghum'' References Panicoideae Poaceae genera {{Panicoideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nees
Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (14 February 1776 – 16 March 1858) was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher. He was a contemporary of Goethe and was born within the lifetime of Linnaeus. He described approximately 7,000 plant species (almost as many as Linnaeus himself). His last official act as president of the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina was to admit Charles Darwin as a member. He was the author of numerous monographs on botany and zoology. His best-known works deal with fungi. Biography Nees von Esenbeck was born in Schloss Reichenberg near Reichelsheim (Odenwald). He showed an early interest in science and, after receiving his primary education in Darmstadt, he went on to the University of Jena, obtaining his degree in biology (natural history) and medicine in 1800. He practiced as a physician for Francis I (Erbach-Erbach), but he had developed a great interest in botany during his university studies, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both List of U.S. states and territories by area, area (after Alaska) and List of U.S. states and territories by population, population (after California). Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest; and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Houston is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in Texas and the List of United States cities by population, fourth-largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second most pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bothriochloa Laguroides
''Bothriochloa laguroides'', the silver blue stem, is a species of grass in the genus ''Bothriochloa'' of the family Poaceae. The species is native to Mexico and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe .... References laguroides {{Grass-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyparrhenia Hirta
''Hyparrhenia hirta'' is a species of grass known by the common names common thatching grass and Coolatai grass. It is native to much of Africa and Eurasia, and it is known on other continents as an introduced species. In eastern Australia it is a tenacious noxious weed. In South Africa, where it is native, it is very common and one of the most widely used thatching grasses.Bussmann, R. W., et al. (2006)Plant use of the Maasai of Sekenani Valley, Maasai Mara, Kenya.''J Ethnobiol Ethnomed'' 2 22. It is also used for grazing livestock and weaving mats and baskets. This is a perennial grass forming clumps 30 centimetres to one metre tall with tough, dense bases sprouting from rhizomes. The inflorescence atop the wiry stem is a panicle of hairy spikelets with bent awns up to 3.5 centimetres long. The grass can grow in a variety of habitat types, in dry conditions, heavy, rocky, eroded Erosion is the action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that removes soil, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorghum Halepense
Johnson grass or Johnsongrass, ''Sorghum halepense'', is a plant in the grass family, Poaceae, native to Asia and northern Africa. The plant has been introduced to all continents except Antarctica, and most larger islands and archipelagos. It reproduces by rhizomes and seeds. Johnson grass has been used for forage and to stop erosion, but it is often considered a weed because: * Foliage that becomes wilted from frost or hot, dry weather can contain sufficient amounts of hydrogen cyanide to kill cattle and horses if it is eaten in quantity. * The foliage can cause 'bloat' in such herbivores from the accumulation of excessive nitrates; otherwise, it is edible. * It grows and spreads rapidly, it can 'choke out' other cash crops planted by farmers. This species occurs in crop fields, pastures, abandoned fields, rights-of-way, forest edges, and along streambanks. It thrives in open, disturbed, rich, bottom ground, particularly in cultivated fields. Johnson grass that is resistant to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bothriochloa Saccharoides
''Bothriochloa saccharoides'' is a species of grass known by the common name silver bluestem. It is native to the Americas, including Mexico, the Caribbean, and parts of Central and South America. This perennial bunchgrass grows to 2 to 3 feet in height. The leaves reach 8 inches long. The stems are often purplish toward the base. The inflorescence is white and hairy. The plant produces many seeds.''Bothriochloa saccharoides''. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet. This species is used for cattle, especially in the spring before the inflorescences form. Goats eat the seed heads. The grass can be added to a |
Sorghum
''Sorghum'' () is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the grass family (Poaceae). Some of these species are grown as cereals for human consumption and some in pastures for animals. One species is grown for grain, while many others are used as fodder plants, either cultivated in warm climates worldwide or naturalized in pasture lands. Taxonomy ''Sorghum'' is in the Poaceae (grass) subfamily Panicoideae and the tribe Andropogoneae (the same as maize, big bluestem and sugarcane). Species Accepted species recorded include: Distribution and habitat Seventeen of the 25 species are native to Australia, with the range of some extending to Africa, Asia, Mesoamerica, and certain islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Toxicity In the early stages of the plants' growth, some species of sorghum can contain levels of hydrogen cyanide, hordenine, and nitrates, which are lethal to grazing animals. Plants stressed by drought or heat can also contain toxic lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorghastrum
''Sorghastrum'' is a genus of grasses, native to Africa and the Americas. Members of the genus are commonly known as Indiangrass. ; Selected * '' Sorghastrum balansae'' (Hack.) Dávila - Paraguay * '' Sorghastrum brunneum'' Swallen - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras * '' Sorghastrum chaseae'' Swallen - Mato Grosso, Paraíba * '' Sorghastrum contractum'' (Hack.) M.Kuhlm. & Kuhn - Brazil * '' Sorghastrum crassum'' Renvoize - Bolivia * '' Sorghastrum elliottii'' (C.Mohr) Nash – Slender Indiangrass - southeastern + south-central USA (Texas to Virginia) * '' Sorghastrum fuscescens'' (Pilg.) Clayton - Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi * '' Sorghastrum incompletum'' (J.Presl) Nash - Latin America from Mexico to Bolivia; Africa from Senegal to Zimbabwe * '' Sorghastrum minarum'' (Nees) Hitchc. - Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina * '' Sorghastrum nudipes'' Nash - Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Limpopo, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, Angola * ''Sorghastrum nutans'' (L.) N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyparrhenia
''Hyparrhenia'' is a genus of grasses. Many species are known commonly as thatching grass. They are mostly native to tropical Africa; some can be found in warmer areas in temperate Eurasia, Australia, and Latin America. These are annual and perennial bunch grasses. The inflorescence branches into twin spikes of paired spikelets. ; Species * '' Hyparrhenia anamesa'' - dry Africa from Ethiopia to Cape Province * '' Hyparrhenia andongensis'' - Angola * '' Hyparrhenia anemopaegma'' - Zambia * ''Hyparrhenia anthistirioides'' - dry Africa from Eritrea to Malawi * ''Hyparrhenia arrhenobasis'' - Ethiopia * ''Hyparrhenia bagirmica'' - West Africa * ''Hyparrhenia barteri'' - from Burkina Faso to Malawi * ''Hyparrhenia bracteata'' - Africa (from Mali to Zimbabwe), Thailand, Vietnam, New Guinea, Latin America (from Veracruz to Paraná) * ''Hyparrhenia claytonii'' - Ethiopia * ''Hyparrhenia coleotricha'' - Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen * ''Hyparrhenia collina'' - dry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cymbopogon
''Cymbopogon'', also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, Cochin grass, Malabar grass, oily heads, citronella grass or fever grass, is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family. Some species (particularly ''Cymbopogon citratus'') are commonly cultivated as culinary and medicinal herbs because of their scent, resembling that of lemons (''Citrus limon''). The name cymbopogon derives from the Greek words (, 'boat') and (, 'beard') "which mean hatin most species, the hairy spikelets project from boat-shaped spathes." Lemongrass and its oil are believed to possess therapeutic properties. Uses Citronella grass (''Cymbopogon nardus'' and '' Cymbopogon winterianus'') grow to about and have magenta-colored base stems. These species are used for the production of citronella oil, which is used in soaps, as an insect repellent (especially mosquitoes and houseflies) in insect sprays and candles, and aromatherapy. The principal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bothriochloa
''Bothriochloa'' is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family native to many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands. They are often called beardgrass, bluegrass or bluestem. The etymology of the genus name ''Bothriochloa'' derives from the two ancient Greek words (), meaning "small pit or trench", and or (), meaning "new green shoot or blade of grass".Shahid Nawaz an agrostologist at the Blatter Herbarium, collected an interesting specimens of ''Bothriochloa'' from Gooty Fort Hill, Andhra Pradesh, India in December 2019. The specimens were identified and confirmed as ''Bothriochloa ewartiana'' (Domin) C. E. Hubb. based on literature study and international correspondence with experts from Australia, Indonesia and Americas. This study adds an extended and disjunct distribution of a Far Eastern species in Asia from India. Systematics Species list The following species are recognised: * '' Bothriochloa alta'' (Hitchc.) Henrard – tall bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
