Polypogon australis
| Polypogon australis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Polypogon |
| Species: | P. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Polypogon australis Brongn. | |
Polypogon australis is a species of grass known by the common names Chilean beard grass and Chilean rabbitsfoot grass. It is native to Chile and Argentina.[1] It is also known in parts of the western United States where it is an introduced species and invasive species that grows in moist habitat types such as ditches.
Description
It is a perennial grass producing stems up to a meter tall. The inflorescence is a panicle up to 15 or 16 centimeters long and several centimeters wide. It is fluffy in appearance and sometimes purplish in color due to the long, dark-colored awns.
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