Needlegrass (other)

	Needlegrass (other) The term needlegrass may refer to any of several genera of grasses, including: ''Achnatherum'' ''Aristida'' (three-awns) ''Hesperostipa'' ''Nassella'' ''Stipa'' ''Triraphis'' See also * Spear grass (other) * Wiregrass (other) Wiregrass is a common name for several plants Wiregrass may refer to: * Poaceae grasses ''Aristida'' (three-awns), especially ''Aristida stricta'' (Pineland Three-awn), ''Aristida junciformis'' and ''Aristida purpurea'' (Purple Three-awn), of s ... {{Plant common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Poaceae Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture. The latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass. With around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the Poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the Asteraceae, Orchidaceae, Fabaceae and Rubiaceae. The Poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals. They provide, through direct human consumption, just over one-half (51%) of all dietary energy; rice provides 20%, wheat supplies 20%, maize (corn) 5.5%, and other grains 6%. Some members of the Poaceae are used as building materials (bamboo, thatch, and straw); others can provide a source of biofuel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Achnatherum ''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain. '' Achnatherum hymenoides'' was useful as a food source to Native Americans. '' Achnatherum brachychaetum'' is best known as a noxious weed. Species Species recognized by Plants of the World Online as of November 2019: Species previously included in ''Achnatherum'': * '' Achnatherum acutum'' (Swallen) Valdés-Reyna & Barkworth * ''Achnatherum aridum'' (M.E.Jones) Barkworth - Mormon needlegrass * '' Achnatherum bloomeri'' (Boland.) Barkworth - Bloomer's ricegrass * ''Achnatherum bromoides'' (L.) P. Beauv. * '' Achnatherum brachychaetum'' (Godr.) Barkworth - punagrass * '' Achnatherum capense'' (L.) P. Beauv. * '' Achnatherum caragana'' (Trin. & Rupr.) Nevski * '' Achnatherum caudatum'' (Trin.) S. L. W. Jacobs & J. Everett - Chilean ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aristida ''Aristida'' is a very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family. ''Aristida'' is distinguished by having three awns (bristles) on each lemma of each floret. The genus includes about 300 species found worldwide, often in arid warm regions. This genus is among those colloquially called three-awns wiregrasses, speargrasses and needlegrasses. The name ''Aristida'' is derived from the Latin " arista", meaning "awn". They are characteristic of semiarid grassland. The Wiregrass Region of North America is named for '' A. stricta''. Other locales where this genus is an important component of the ecosystem include the Carolina Bays, the sandhills of the Carolinas, and elsewhere, Mulga scrub in Australia, and the xeric grasslands around Lake Turkana in Africa. Local increases in the abundance of wiregrasses is a good indicator of overgrazing, as livestock avoid them. Description ''Aristida'' stems are ascending to erect, with both basal and cauline leaves. The leave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hesperostipa ''Hesperostipa'' is a genus of grasses in the family Poaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as needle-and-thread grass or needlegrass. The ''Hesperostipa'' species, formerly called ''Stipa'', are endemic to North America. The new name adds , as other ''Stipa'' species are found on the Eurasian continent (i.e., the eastern hemisphere). Selected species ''Hesperostipa comata ''Hesperostipa comata'', commonly known as needle-and-thread grass, is a species of grass native to North America, especially the western third. It has a wide distribution spanning from northern Canada to Mexico. Description ''Hesperostipa comat ...'' (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth – needle-and-thread grass ''Hesperostipa comata'' subsp. ''comata'' ''Hesperostipa comata'' subsp. ''intermedia'' (Scribn. & Tweedy) Barkworth '' Hesperostipa curtiseta'' (Hitchc.) Barkworth – Canadian needlegrass '' Hesperostipa neomexicana'' (Thurb.) Barkworth – New Mexico needlegrass '' Hespero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nassella ''Nassella'', or needlegrass, is a New World genus of over 100 perennial bunchgrasses found from North America through South America. The Latin word ''nassa'' refers to "a basket with a narrow neck". It is usually considered segregate from the genus ''Stipa'' and includes many New World species formerly classified in that genus. As of 2011, ''The Jepson Manual'' includes ''Nassella'' within ''Stipa''. ''Nasella'' is characterized by strongly overlapping lemma margins and reduced, veinless paleae. The lemma tips are fused into the "crown", a short membrane that surrounds the base of the lemma. The rim of the crown usually has hairs. Many species form both cross-pollinating and self-pollinating florets in the terminal panicle. The self-pollinating florets have 1–3 small anthers; the cross-pollinating florets have 3 longer anthers. Some species have self-pollinating inflorescences hidden in their basal leaf sheaths. These hidden inflorescences lack glumes and usually lack awn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Stipa ''Stipa'' is a genus of around 300 large perennial hermaphroditic grasses collectively known as feather grass, needle grass, and spear grass. They are placed in the subfamily Pooideae and the tribe Stipeae, which also contains many species formerly assigned to ''Stipa'', which have since been reclassified into new genera. Many species are important forage crops. Several species such as ''Stipa brachytricha'', ''S. arundinacea'', ''S. splendens'', ''S. calamagrostis'', ''S. gigantea'' and ''S. pulchra'' are used as ornamental plants. One former species, esparto grass (''Macrochloa tenacissima''), is used for crafts and extensively in paper making. It is a coarse grass with inrolled leaves and a panicle patterned inflorescence. Ecology Species of the genus ''Stipa'' can occur in grasslands or in savanna habitats. Certain specific prairie plant associations are dominated by grasses of the genus ''Stipa'', which genus often lends its name to the terminology of some prairie types. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Triraphis ''Triraphis'' is a genus of African, Arabian, Australian, and Brazilian plants in the grass family. Needlegrass is a common name for plants in this genus. ; Species * '' Triraphis andropogonoides'' (Steud.) E.Phillips, - South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho * '' Triraphis compacta'' Cope, - Ethiopia * '' Triraphis devia'' Filg. & Zuloaga, - State of Goiás in Brazil * ''Triraphis mollis'' R.Br., - Australia (Northern Territory plus all states except Tasmania); naturalized in Britain, Belgium, Texas * '' Triraphis pumilio'' R.Br., - Angola, Namibia, Sahara, Arabian Pen * '' Triraphis purpurea'' Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana * '' Triraphis ramosissima'' Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa * '' Triraphis schinzii'' Hack., Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia ; formerly included see ''Cortaderia Crinipes Eriachne ''Eriachne'' (common name Wanderrie grass) is a genus of plants in the grass family. Most of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Spear Grass (other) Spear grass or speargrass is the common name of numerous herbaceous plants worldwide including: Poaceae (grasses) ''Aristida'' spp. ''Heteropogon contortus'' ''Imperata cylindrica'' ''Piptochaetium'' ''Poa'' spp. ''Stipa'' spp.; typically ''Stipa calamagrostis'' Apiaceae (umbellifers) ''Aciphylla'' spp. Other Foxtail (other) {{Plant common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]