Ixophorus | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Supertribe: | Panicodae |
Tribe: | Paniceae |
Subtribe: | Cenchrinae |
Genus: |
Ixophorus Schltdl. 1861 [1] not Nash 1896 |
Species: | I. unisetus
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Binomial name | |
Ixophorus unisetus (
J.Presl) Schltdl.
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Ixophorus is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family. The only recognized species is Ixophorus unisetus. [2] [3] [4] Some authors have included one or two other species in the genus, such as I. pringlei, but these have more recently been reduced to synonymy. [4] Common names for I. unisetus include crane grass, turkey grass, [5] Honduras grass, Mexican grass, [6] Central America grass, hático ( Colombia), zacate blanco ( El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico), and zacate chompipe ( Nicaragua). [7]
This grass is native to Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Colombia. [2] [5] It is an introduced species in Hawaii. [2] [8]
The grass is variable. It can be annual or perennial, growing up to 1.5 meters tall or remaining much shorter. The stem can be up to a centimeter wide and dry to nearly succulent. The inflorescence is an open panicle with up to 50 branches. [3]
This grass is grown for grazing and hay in some places, such as Costa Rica. [6]
Several taxa were once regarded as members of Ixophorus but are now regarded as better suited to other genera, such as Pennisetum and Setaria: [2]
Ixophorus | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Supertribe: | Panicodae |
Tribe: | Paniceae |
Subtribe: | Cenchrinae |
Genus: |
Ixophorus Schltdl. 1861 [1] not Nash 1896 |
Species: | I. unisetus
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Binomial name | |
Ixophorus unisetus (
J.Presl) Schltdl.
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Ixophorus is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family. The only recognized species is Ixophorus unisetus. [2] [3] [4] Some authors have included one or two other species in the genus, such as I. pringlei, but these have more recently been reduced to synonymy. [4] Common names for I. unisetus include crane grass, turkey grass, [5] Honduras grass, Mexican grass, [6] Central America grass, hático ( Colombia), zacate blanco ( El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico), and zacate chompipe ( Nicaragua). [7]
This grass is native to Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Colombia. [2] [5] It is an introduced species in Hawaii. [2] [8]
The grass is variable. It can be annual or perennial, growing up to 1.5 meters tall or remaining much shorter. The stem can be up to a centimeter wide and dry to nearly succulent. The inflorescence is an open panicle with up to 50 branches. [3]
This grass is grown for grazing and hay in some places, such as Costa Rica. [6]
Several taxa were once regarded as members of Ixophorus but are now regarded as better suited to other genera, such as Pennisetum and Setaria: [2]