Anthephora hermaphrodita Kuntze

Oldfield grass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Anthephora

Characteristics

Annual; culms erect or decumbent at the base, branching, rooting at the lower nodes, 15-50 cm. high; sheaths glabrous or papillose-hirsute near the summit; ligule 2-3 mm. long, thin, brownish; blades 5-20 cm. long, 3-8 mm. wide, flat, acuminate, scabrous; racemes 5-10 cm. long, erect; first glumes 5-7 mm. long, broad, acute or acuminate, scabrous.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.18 - 0.65
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Anthephora hermaphrodita world distribution map, present in Aruba, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Anthephora hermaphrodita threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:14931-2
WFO ID wfo-0000847945
COL ID 5VBCC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629081
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Synonyms

Anthephora hermaphrodita Tripsacum hermaphroditum Anthephora cuspidata Cenchrus laevigatus Cenchrus tripsacoides Cenchrus villosus Colladoa monostachya Anthephora elegans Anthephora villosa Anthephora elegans var. armata Anthephora elegans var. villosa