Saccharum alopecuroides (L.) Nutt.

Silver plumegrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Saccharum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1.5-3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
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Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses gene source
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Leaf

Saccharum alopecuroides leaf picture by Taylor Shook (cc-by-sa)
Saccharum alopecuroides leaf picture by Taylor Shook (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Saccharum alopecuroides flower picture by Todd Schnakenberg (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Saccharum alopecuroides world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Georgia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1143569-2
WFO ID wfo-0000896526
COL ID 4TWM6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Saccharum alopecuroides subvar. divaricatum Andropogon alopecuroides Erianthus alopecuroides Erianthus divaricatus Saccharum alopecuroides Andropogon divaricatus Erianthus alopecuroides var. hirsutus