Biology:Sporobolus jacquemontii

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Short description: Species of grass

Sporobolus jacquemontii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Sporobolus
Species:
S. jacquemontii
Binomial name
Sporobolus jacquemontii
Kunth
Synonyms

Sporobolus pyramidalis P. Beauv. var. jacquemontii (Kunth) Jovet & Guds
Vilfa jacquemontii (Kunth) Trin.

Sporobolus jacquemontii, commonly known as American rat's tail grass, is a species of grass native to the southeastern United States, Central and South America. It has become a weed in Queensland in Australia.[1][2]

Taxonomy

The Latin specific epithet jacquemontii refers to the French botanist and geologist Victor Jacquemont (1844–1912).[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q24189923 entry