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Trachypogon Macroglossus
''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 and 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 and South America from Honduras to Brazil ; formerly included see ''Bothriochloa Cymbopogon Heteropogon Hyparrhenia Sorghastrum Sorghum ''Sorghum bicolor'', commonly called sorghum () and also known as great millet, broomcorn, guinea corn, durra, imphee, jowar, or milo, is a species in the Poaceae, grass genus ''Sorghum (genus), Sorghum'' cultivated for its grain. The grain i ...'' References Andropogoneae Poaceae genera {{Panicoideae-stub ...
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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 and majority of his best-known works deal with fungi. Biography Nees von Esenbeck was born in Schloss Reichenberg near Reichelsheim (Odenwald) in Hesse, Germany. He showed an early interest in science and, after receiving his primary education in Darmstadt, went on to the University of Jena and obtained 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 inte ...
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Texas
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and has Mexico-United States border, an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest. Texas has Texas Gulf Coast, a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Covering and with over 31 million residents as of 2024, it is the second-largest state List of U.S. states and territories by area, by area and List of U.S. states and territories by population, population. Texas is nicknamed the ''Lone Star State'' for its former status as the independent Republic of Texas. Spain was the first European country to Spanish Texas, claim and control Texas. Following French colonization of Texas, a short-lived colony controlled by France, Mexico ...
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Bothriochloa Laguroides
''Bothriochloa laguroides'', the silver beard grass, 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 considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o .... References laguroides {{Panicoideae-stub ...
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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, ro ...
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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 ...
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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.
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grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, ...
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Sorghum
''Sorghum bicolor'', commonly called sorghum () and also known as great millet, broomcorn, guinea corn, durra, imphee, jowar, or milo, is a species in the Poaceae, grass genus ''Sorghum (genus), Sorghum'' cultivated for its grain. The grain is used as food by humans, while the plant is used for animal feed and ethanol production. Sorghum originated in Africa, and is widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions. Sorghum is the world's fifth-most important cereal crop after rice, wheat, maize, and barley. Sorghum is typically an annual, but some cultivars are perennial. It grows in clumps that may reach over high. The grain is small, in diameter. Sweet sorghums are cultivars grown for forage, syrup production, and ethanol. They are taller than those grown for grain. Description Sorghum is a large stout grass that grows up to tall. It has large bushy flowerheads or panicles that provide an edible starchy grain with up to 3,000 seeds in each flowerhead. It grows ...
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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.) ...
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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 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 collin ...
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Heteropogon (plant)
''Heteropogon'' is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the grass family known generally as tangleheads, widespread primarily in tropical and subtropical regions. Tangleheads are erect tussock grasses with paired spikelets. Lower pairs are equal in size (homogamous units), and upper pairs include one awned bisexual spikelet and one awnless sterile spikelet (heterogamous units). The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words έτερος (''héteros''), meaning "different," and πώγων (''pôgôn''), meaning "beard." ; Species * '' Heteropogon contortus'' ( L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. - Africa, southern Asia, southwestern Europe (Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Balkans), Mesoamerica, West Indies, tropical South America, southern United States ( CA AZ NM TX FL HI), various oceanic islands * '' Heteropogon fischerianus'' Bor - Tamil Nadu * '' Heteropogon melanocarpus'' (Elliott) Benth. - Mesoamerica, West Indies, tropical South America, southern Un ...
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Cymbopogon
''Cymbopogon'', also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, oily heads, Cochin grass, Malabar grass, citronella grass or fever grass, is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and tropical island plants in the Poaceae, 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 [that] in 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 ...
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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. Some species are invasive in areas where they have been introduced. 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". An specimens of ''Bothriochloa'' from Gooty Fort Hill, Andhra Pradesh, India was collected in December 2019 and identified 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 beardgrass – Americas from ...
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