Biology: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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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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Under its current treatment as Enneapogon nigricans (from its basionym Pappophorum nigricans) this species was published in Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 161. 1812. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Enneapogon nigricans | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 25 January 2012 }}
- ↑ Pappophorum nigricans (the basionym of Enneapogon nigricans) was originally described and published in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 185. 1810. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Pappophorum nigricans | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?26727 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 25 January 2012 }}
- ↑ Enneapogon nigricans. USDA PLANTS.
- ↑ "The Native Plants of Adelaide". Department for Environment and Heritage. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110315113933/http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ↑ Plants of the Adelaide Plains and Hills. Library of South Australia. Accessed 21 March 2011.
Wikidata ☰ Q5379151 entry
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