Hyparrhenia is a genus of
grasses.[3][4] Many species are known commonly as thatching grass.[5][6][7][8]
They are mostly native to tropical
Africa; some can be found in warmer areas in temperate
Eurasia,
Australia, and
Latin America. These are annual and perennial bunch grasses. The
inflorescence branches into twin spikes of paired spikelets.[9][10][11]
Hyparrhenia hirta - Africa, southern Europe, southwest Asia from France to Cape Province to Pakistan; naturalized in scattered sites in Australia, North + South America
Hyparrhenia rufa - tropical - southern Africa; Yunnan, Myanmar, Thailand; naturalized in Florida, Texas, Latin America (from Chihuahua to Paraguay); various islands in Caribbean, Pacific, Indian Ocean
^Filgueiras, T. S. 1981. O genero Hyparrhenia (Gramineae) no Brasil. Anais do XXXII Congresso Nacional de Botanica 44–57.
^Pohl, R. W. 1994. 164. Hyparrhenia Andersson ex Fourn. 6: 393–394. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
Hyparrhenia is a genus of
grasses.[3][4] Many species are known commonly as thatching grass.[5][6][7][8]
They are mostly native to tropical
Africa; some can be found in warmer areas in temperate
Eurasia,
Australia, and
Latin America. These are annual and perennial bunch grasses. The
inflorescence branches into twin spikes of paired spikelets.[9][10][11]
Hyparrhenia hirta - Africa, southern Europe, southwest Asia from France to Cape Province to Pakistan; naturalized in scattered sites in Australia, North + South America
Hyparrhenia rufa - tropical - southern Africa; Yunnan, Myanmar, Thailand; naturalized in Florida, Texas, Latin America (from Chihuahua to Paraguay); various islands in Caribbean, Pacific, Indian Ocean
^Filgueiras, T. S. 1981. O genero Hyparrhenia (Gramineae) no Brasil. Anais do XXXII Congresso Nacional de Botanica 44–57.
^Pohl, R. W. 1994. 164. Hyparrhenia Andersson ex Fourn. 6: 393–394. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.