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Sorghastrum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Poaceae

Tribe
  
Andropogoneae

Higher classification
  
Grasses

Order
  
Poales

Subfamily
  
Panicoideae

Scientific name
  
Sorghastrum

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Sorghastrum nutans, Grasses, Andropogon, Schizachyrium, Spodiopogon

Indiangrass sorghastrum nutans


Sorghastrum is a genus of grasses, native to Africa and the Americas.

Contents

Members of the genus are commonly known as Indiangrass.

Selected
  1. Sorghastrum balansae (Hack.) Dávila - Paraguay
  2. Sorghastrum brunneum Swallen - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
  3. Sorghastrum chaseae Swallen - Mato Grosso, Paraíba
  4. Sorghastrum contractum (Hack.) M.Kuhlm. & Kuhn - Brazil
  5. Sorghastrum crassum Renvoize - Bolivia
  6. Sorghastrum elliottii (C.Mohr) Nash – Slender Indiangrass - southeastern + south-central USA (Texas to Virginia)
  7. Sorghastrum fuscescens (Pilg.) Clayton - Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi
  8. Sorghastrum incompletum (J.Presl) Nash - Latin America from Mexico to Bolivia; Africa from Senegal to Zimbabwe
  9. Sorghastrum minarum (Nees) Hitchc. - Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
  10. Sorghastrum nudipes Nash - Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Limpopo, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, Angola
  11. Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash – Yellow Indiangrass - Canada, USA, Mexico, Honduras
  12. Sorghastrum pellitum (Hack.) Parodi - Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
  13. Sorghastrum pogonostachyum (Stapf) Clayton - Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi
  14. Sorghastrum pohlianum Dávila, L.I.Cabrera & R.Lira - Socorro Island in Colima
  15. Sorghastrum scaberrimum (Nees) Herter - Brazil
  16. Sorghastrum secundum (Elliott) Nash – Lopsided Indiangrass - southeastern USA; Bahamas
  17. Sorghastrum setosum (Griseb.) Hitchc. – Sandysoil Indiangrass - Latin America + West Indies from Veracruz to Uruguay
  18. Sorghastrum stipoides (Kunth) Nash – Needle Indiangrass - tropical + southern Africa; naturalized in Latin America
  19. Sorghastrum tisserantii Clayton - Central African Rep
  20. Sorghastrum viride Swallen - Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay

Sorghastrum garden plants


References

Sorghastrum Wikipedia