Biology:Tripsacum floridanum
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| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| (unranked): | Monocots
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| Species: | T. floridanum
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| Tripsacum floridanum Porter ex Vasey
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Tripsacum floridanum is a species of grass in the family Poaceae known by the common name Florida gamagrass.[1] It is native to Cuba and the US state of Florida.[2][3][4]
This grass grows from a short, thick rhizome and produces stems up to a meter tall. It may produce one stem or a small clump of stems. The leaves are up to 60 centimeters long and 1 to 15 millimeters wide. The inflorescence contains both male and female spikelets.[4]
This grass grows in pine woods, often in moist areas.[4] It often grows near Pinus elliottii var. densa.[5] Though uncommon in general, the grass is "moderately common in Everglades National Park."[5]
This species is grown as an ornamental plant.[4]
Genus Tripsacum is related to maize (Zea mays).[6] Species of Tripsacum, especially T. floridanum, have been crossed with maize to produce a corn that is resistant to Helminthosporium turcicum, the fungus that causes northern leaf blight in the crop.[2][7]
References
- ↑ "Tripsacum floridanum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=TRFL4. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tripsacum floridanum. Center for Plant Conservation.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Tripsacum floridanum | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 21 January 2018 }}
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Tripsacum floridanum. Grass Manual Treatment.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tripsacum floridanum. Nature Serve.
- ↑ Tantravahi, R. V. (1971). Multiple character analysis and chromosome studies in the Tripsacum lanceolatum complex. Evolution 25(1) 38-50.
- ↑ Hooker, A L. (1981). Resistance to Helminthosporium turcicum from Tripsacum floridanum incorporated into corn. Maize Genet Coop Newsl 55: 87–88.
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