Polypogon australis
Appearance
(Redirected from Chilean beard grass)
Polypogon australis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Polypogon |
Species: | P. australis
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Binomial name | |
Polypogon australis |
Polypogon australis is a species of grass known by the common names Chilean beard grass and Chilean rabbitsfoot grass. It is native to Chile and Argentina.[1] It is also known in parts of the western United States where it is an introduced species and invasive species that grows in moist habitat types such as ditches.
Description
[edit]It is a perennial grass producing stems up to a meter tall. The inflorescence is a panicle up to 15 or 16 centimeters long and several centimeters wide. It is fluffy in appearance and sometimes purplish in color due to the long, dark-colored awns.
References
[edit]- ^ "Polypogon australis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 January 2018.