Dichanthium aristatum

Dichanthium aristatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Dichanthium
Species:	D. aristatum
Binomial name
	Dichanthium aristatum; (Poir.) C.E.Hubb.
Synonyms
	Andropogon aristatus Poir.; Andropogon caricosus subsp. mollicomus (Kunth) Hack.; Andropogon caricosus var. mollicomus (Kunth) Hack.; Andropogon mollicomus Kunth

Dichanthium aristatum is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is commonly used as a forage for livestock. Common names include angleton grass (Australia, Cuba); alabang X (Philippines); angleton blue-stem, yellow bluestem (United States); wildergrass (Hawai'i); hierba.^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Dichanthium aristatum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
^ Bisset, W.J. and Sillar, D.I. (1984) Angleton Grass(Dichanthium aristatum) in Queensland. Tropical Grasslands, 18, 161-174

External links[edit]

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[grin-1] "Dichanthium aristatum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

[2] Bisset, W.J. and Sillar, D.I. (1984) Angleton Grass(Dichanthium aristatum) in Queensland. Tropical Grasslands, 18, 161-174

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