Enneapogon nigricans | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Enneapogon |
Species: | E. nigricans
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Binomial name | |
Enneapogon nigricans | |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
Enneapogon nigricans, known by the common names blackheads, [1] bottle washers, pappus grass, [1] purpletop grass, [1] and niggerheads, [3] is a perennial Australian grass.
Distinctive lance-shaped seedheads appear in late spring and summer. They form at the top of wiry stalks over 30 cm long. They start as an olive green colour, but dry to a light brown. The seed itself is much like a parasol in appearance, and is around 5mm across. Germination is slow and unreliable and requires warm temperatures. [4]
Leaves are smooth and of a bright, light green. Plants like sunny positions and generally grow in sunny, open mallee forests. Plants form tall dense tussocks to a maximum of only 20 cm across. [5] They die down in late summer, before reshooting when the rains return.
Enneapogon nigricans | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Enneapogon |
Species: | E. nigricans
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Binomial name | |
Enneapogon nigricans | |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
Enneapogon nigricans, known by the common names blackheads, [1] bottle washers, pappus grass, [1] purpletop grass, [1] and niggerheads, [3] is a perennial Australian grass.
Distinctive lance-shaped seedheads appear in late spring and summer. They form at the top of wiry stalks over 30 cm long. They start as an olive green colour, but dry to a light brown. The seed itself is much like a parasol in appearance, and is around 5mm across. Germination is slow and unreliable and requires warm temperatures. [4]
Leaves are smooth and of a bright, light green. Plants like sunny positions and generally grow in sunny, open mallee forests. Plants form tall dense tussocks to a maximum of only 20 cm across. [5] They die down in late summer, before reshooting when the rains return.