By Asst Editor Di P, on March 29th, 2011
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
By Asst Editor Di P, on March 29th, 2011
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
By Asst Editor Di P, on March 29th, 2011
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
By Asst Editor Di P, on March 28th, 2011
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
By Asst Editor Di P, on March 28th, 2011
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
By Asst Editor Di P, on March 28th, 2011
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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