''Schizachyrium condensatum'' is a species of
grass
Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family (biology), family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and spe ...
known by the
English
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common names Colombian bluestem,
[''Schizachyrium condensatum''.]
USDA Plants Profile. bush beardgrass, and little bluestem, and the
Spanish
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...
common names ' and '.
[''Schizachyrium condensatum''.]
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk. It is native to
South America
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,
and it is well known in other places as an
introduced species
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and
noxious weed
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, particularly in
Hawaii
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.
[
This is a perennial grass growing up to 1.5 meters tall. It branches near the top of the stem, producing a wide, loose inflorescence up to 40 centimeters long.][
This grass is very common in the dry woodlands of Hawaii. It competes with native vegetation, displacing it and forming thick monotypic stands. These stands become very flammable and increase the frequency of fire.][D'Antonio, C. M., et al. (2011)]
Long-term impacts of invasive grasses and subsequent fire in seasonally dry Hawaiian woodlands.
''Ecological Applications'' 21(5) 1617-28. After fire occurs, it is easier for a similarly invasive grass, ''Melinis minutiflora
''Melinis minutiflora'', commonly known as molasses grass, is a species of grass.
It is a perennial grass native to Africa, where it occurs in disjunct populations (an arc from central Angola to Cameroon in western central africa, the areas arou ...
'', to move in, which increases the total nonnative grass cover. ''S. condensatum'' then dies back.[
]
References
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condensatum