Imperata cylindrica
Summary 7
Imperata cylindrica, commonly known as blady grass, cogon grass /koʊˈɡoʊn/, kunai grass /ˈkuːnaɪ/, or Japanese bloodgrass, is a species of grass in the genus Imperata. It is placed in the subfamily Panicoideae, supertribe Andropogonodae, tribe Andropogoneae.
History in the united states 8
Cogon grass was introduced to the United States both accidentally and intentionally. Cogon grass was first introduced to the U.S. at Mobile, Alabama, via shipping crates that contained cogon grass as a packing material. It was also brought in and distributed by the U.S.D.A. for use as a forage grass and for soil erosion control. Cogon grass is also sold by the nursery trade as an ornamental grass, valued for its attractive foliage and hardiness.
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- (c) Michael P. Riggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael P. Riggs
- (c) Harry Rose, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/73840284@N04/8232609945/
- (c) W.A. Djatmiko (Wie146), some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Impera_cylind_071122-1347_stgd.jpg/460px-Impera_cylind_071122-1347_stgd.jpg
- (c) W.A. Djatmiko (Wie146), some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Impera_cylind_071122-1339_stgd.jpg/460px-Impera_cylind_071122-1339_stgd.jpg
- (c) Marco Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=14&id=855
- (c) Ingrid P. Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10289662
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperata_cylindrica
- Adapted by Bis-Fogo from a work by (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/22948662
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