Aegopogon cenchroides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

Relaxgrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Aegopogon

Characteristics

Slender, spreading perennial; culms 20-50 cm. long, erect, or the longer ones spreading, freely branching; sheaths glabrous, keeled; ligule hyaline, 1-2 mm. long, obtuse; blades 2-6 cm. long, 1-2 mm. wide, flat, acuminate, scabrous; racemes slender, 2-5 cm. long, usually purple; spikelets about 3 mm. long, the central awn of the first floret about 10 mm. long, the others half as long or less.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Aegopogon cenchroides world distribution map, present in Panama and United States of America

Conservation status

Aegopogon cenchroides threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:384685-1
WFO ID wfo-0000841974
COL ID 64X5C
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Synonyms

Atherophora secunda Cynosurus gracilis Aegopogon cenchroides Aegopogon gracilis Chloris pedicellata Aegopogon cenchroides var. geminiflorus