Ixophorus unisetus Schltdl.

Mexican grass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Ixophorus

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.5-1.4m high.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fodder
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 20 - 24
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Ixophorus unisetus leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Ixophorus unisetus flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Ixophorus unisetus world distribution map, present in Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:406372-1
WFO ID wfo-0000876490
COL ID 3QGSB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629943
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Chamaeraphis cirrhosa Ixophorus unisetus Panicum palmeri Panicum schiedeanum Panicum unisetum Setaria uniseta Urochloa uniseta Chamaeraphis schiedeana Panicum cirrosum Panicum pringlei Chamaeraphis uniseta Ixophorus palmeri Ixophorus pringlei Ixophorus schiedeanus Setaria cirrosa Setaria cirrosa Setaria schiedeana Ixophorus pringlei var. minor Setaria polyneura Ixophorus schiedeana Ixophorus pringlei var. pringlei