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Foliage - note characteristic stipules and emerging seedheads Scientific name Hymenachne amplexicaulis (Rudge) Nees Synonyms Panicum amplexicaule Rudge Hymenachne acutigluma auct. non (Steud.) Gilliland Family/tribe Family: Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) Subfamily: Panicoideae tribe: Paniceae. Common names Hymenachne, west indian marsh grass, water straw grass, trompetilla or trumpet grass, canutillo (Colombia); dal (dhal) grass, . . . → Read More: Olive Hymenachne Antelope grass growing on the side of the road Botanical Name: Echinochloa pyramidalis (Lam.) Hitchc. & Chase. [Poaceae] Common names Antelope grass, limpopo grass, pasto limpago, sil grass (Ecoport, 2010; USDA, 2010) Synonyms Echinochloa holubii (Stapf) Stapf, Panicum holubii Stapf, Panicum pyramidale Lam., Panicum quadrifarium Hochst. ex A. Rich. Description Antelope grass . . . → Read More: Antelope Grass Botanical name: Paspalum dilatatum Features slowly creeping, sward-forming grass highly tolerant of grazing very good late spring-early summer growth moderate drought tolerance seed heads susceptible to ergot infection. Paspalum (or Dallis grass) is a summer-active perennial grass native to the humid sub-tropics of southern Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. It is now widespread in many . . . → Read More: Paspalum Couch Grass Scientific name Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Family/tribe Family: Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) Subfamily: Chloridoideae Tribe:Cynodonteae . Morphological description A fine to robust stoloniferous perennial, mostly with rhizomes. Rhizomes can penetrate 40-50 cm in clay soil and 70-80 cm in sand. Foliage dense, 10-40 cm tall (rarely to 90 cm); leaf blades . . . → Read More: Couch Grass Molasses grass Scientific name
Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv. Synonyms Melinis tenuinervis Stapf Panicum melinis Trin. Panicum minutiflorum (P. Beauv.) Raspail Family/tribe Family: Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) Subfamily: Panicoideae Tribe:Paniceae. Morphological description Tufted perennial with foliage 0.6-0.8 m deep, and slender, loose, straggling or trailing stems (sometimes rooting from lower nodes) to 2 . . . → Read More: Molasses Grass Kangaroo Grass Botanical Name Themeda triandra The widespread Kangaroo Grass, Themeda triandra, is one of the most recognizable members of the grass family (Poaceae) in Australia. Themeda triandra is considered by some to be two species, the African and Asian species T. triandra and a separate Australian species Themeda . . . → Read More: Kangaroo Grass |
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