Tripsacum lanceolatum Rupr. ex Benth.

Mexican gamagrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Tripsacum

Characteristics

Perennial; culms in large, tough, hard clumps 1-2 m. high; blades elongate, attenuate, flat, 0.5-2.5 cm. wide, pubescent or pilose on the upper surface, the margins scabrous; racemes 1 to several; staminate spikelets sessile or subsessile, 5-8 mm. long; pistillate spikelets 5-6 mm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 2.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Tripsacum lanceolatum world distribution map, present in Brazil, Dominica, Honduras, Haiti, Panama, and United States of America

Conservation status

Tripsacum lanceolatum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:425003-1
WFO ID wfo-0000904831
COL ID 58Z8F
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Synonyms

Tripsacum lemmonii Tripsacum lanceolatum Tripsacum acutiflorum Tripsacum dactyloides var. lemmonii