Hyparrhenia is a genus of grasses.[3][4] Many species are known commonly as thatching grass.[5][6][7][8]
Thatching grass | |
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Hyparrhenia rufa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
Tribe: | Andropogoneae |
Subtribe: | Andropogoninae |
Genus: | Hyparrhenia Andersson ex Fourn. |
Type species | |
Hyparrhenia foliosa (Kunth) Andersson ex Fourn.[1]
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Synonyms[2] | |
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They are mostly native to tropical Africa; some can be found in warmer areas in temperate Eurasia, Australia, and Latin America. These are annual and perennial bunch grasses. The inflorescence branches into twin spikes of paired spikelets.[9][10][11]
see Andropogon Elymandra Exotheca Hyperthelia Parahyparrhenia