''Ixophorus'' is a

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n plants in the grass family. The only recognized species is ''Ixophorus unisetus''.Hiser, K. M
''Ixophorus'' Schltdl.
Grass Manual. Flora of North America.Kellogg, E. A., et al. (2004)
Taxonomy, phylogeny, and inflorescence development of the genus ''Ixophorus'' (Panicoideae: Poaceae).
''Int J Plant Sci'' 165(6) 1089-1105. Some authors have included one or two other species in the genus, such as ''I. pringlei'', but these have more recently been reduced to

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. Common names for ''I. unisetus'' include crane grass, turkey grass, Honduras grass, Mexican grass,''Ixophorus unisetus''.
Grassland Species Profiles. FAO. Central America grass, ''hático'' ( Colombia), ''zacate blanco'' ( El Salvador, Honduras,

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), and ''zacate chompipe'' (

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).Quattrocchi, U. ''CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology, Volume 1''. CRC Press. 2006. pg. 1141. This grass is native to

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, and Colombia. It is an

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.''Ixophorus unisetus''.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER). The grass is variable. It can be annual or perennial, growing up to 1.5 meters tall or remaining much shorter. The stem can be up to a centimeter wide and dry to nearly succulent. The inflorescence is an open panicle with up to 50 branches. This grass is grown for

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and

hay Hay is grass, legumes, or other herbaceous plants that have been cut and dried to be stored for use as animal fodder, either for large grazing animals raised as livestock, such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep, or for smaller domesticat ...

in some places, such as Costa Rica. ;formerly included several taxa once regarded as members of ''Ixophorus'' but now regarded as better suited to other genera: '' Pennisetum

Setaria ''Setaria'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Latin word ''seta'', meaning "bristle" or "hair", which refers to the bristly spikelets. The genus includes over 100 species distributed in many t ...

'' * ''Ixophorus glaucus'' – '' Pennisetum glaucum'' * ''Ixophorus glaucus'' var. ''laevigatus'' – ''

Setaria parviflora ''Setaria parviflora'' is a species of grass known by the common names marsh bristlegrass, knotroot bristle-grass, bristly foxtail and yellow bristlegrass. It is native to North America, including Mexico and the United States from California to ...

'' * ''Ixophorus italicus'' – ''

Setaria italica Foxtail millet, scientific name ''Setaria italica'' (synonym ''Panicum italicum'' L.), is an annual grass grown for human food. It is the second-most widely planted species of millet, and the most grown millet species in Asia. The oldest evidenc ...

'' * ''Ixophorus verticillatus'' – '' Setaria verticillata'' * ''Ixophorus viridis'' – '' Setaria viridis''

References

External links

Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Panicoideae Grasses of North America Grasses of South America Grasses of Mexico Flora of Central America Flora of the Caribbean Monotypic Poaceae genera {{Panicoideae-stub