''Heteropogon'' is a genus of

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plants in the

grass family 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 ...

known generally as tangleheads, widespread primarily in

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regions. Tangleheads are erect tussock grasses with paired spikelets. Lower pairs are equal in size (homogamous units), and upper pairs include one awned

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spikelet and one awnless sterile spikelet (heterogamous units). The name of the genus is derived from the

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Heteropogon contortus ''Heteropogon contortus'' is a tropical, perennial tussock grass with a native distribution encompassing Southern Africa, southern Asia, Northern Australia, Oceania, and southwestern North America. The species has also become a naturalised weed i ...

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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 ritchiei'' (Hook.f.) Blatt. & McCann - India,

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Heteropogon triticeus ''Heteropogon triticeus '' is a tropical, perennial tussock grass with a native distribution encompassing Tropical and Temperate Asia, Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalaya ...

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Agenium ''Agenium'' is a genus of South American plants in the grass family. ; SpeciesRenvoize, S. A. 1988. Hatschbach's Paraná Grass. 1–76. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew * '' Agenium leptocladum'' (Hack.) Clayton - Brazil (São Paulo, Santa Catarina, ...

Dichanthium ''Dichanthium'', known commonly as bluestem or bluegrass, is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family. Some species have become naturalized in the Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively cal ...

Diectomis ''Diectomis'' is a genus of tropical plants in the Poaceae, grass family. The only known species is ''Diectomis fastigiata'', widespread across tropical parts of Africa, Asia, and the Americas.Diheteropogon ''Diheteropogon'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family. ; Species * ''Diheteropogon amplectens'' (Nees) Clayton - from Mauritania to Tanzania + KwaZulu-Natal; also Madagascar * ''Diheteropogon filifolius'' (Nees) Clayton - from Niger ...

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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 pere ...

Parahyparrhenia ''Parahyparrhenia'' is a genus of Afro-Asian plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Parahyparrhenia annua'' (Hack.) Clayton - Sahara + Sahel regions of Africa * '' Parahyparrhenia bellariensis'' (Hack.) Clayton - Andhra PradeshLandge, S ...

Trachypogon ''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 * '' T ...

Gallery

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