Biology:Chrysopogon fulvus

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Short description: Species of grass in the genus Chrysopogon

Chrysopogon fulvus
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Botanical specimen
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Chrysopogon
Species:
C. fulvus
Binomial name
Chrysopogon fulvus
(Spreng.) Chiov.
Synonyms[1]

Chrysopogon fulvus, called Guria grass, red false beard grass, and reddish-yellow beardgrass, is a species of grass (family Poaceae), subfamily Panicoideae.[2][3] It is native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and has been introduced to Florida.[1] It is a palatable pasture grass, relished by oxen.[3] It does well in semi-arid conditions.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Chrysopogon fulvus (Spreng.) Chiov.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:396142-1. 
  2. Sharma, Ashutosh. "Reddish-Yellow Beardgrass". Flowers of India. http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Reddish-Yellow%20Beardgrass.html. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Quattrocchi, Umberto (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 492. ISBN 9780849313035. 
  4. Dwivedi, G. K.; Sinha, N. C.; Tomer, P. S.; Dixit, O. P. (1988). "Nitrogen Economy, Biomass Production and Seed Production Potential of Chrysopogon fulvus by Intercropping of Pasture Legumes". Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 161 (2): 129–134. doi:10.1111/j.1439-037X.1988.tb00341.x. 

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