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Sorghastrum
Sign in to saveSorghastrum is a genus of grasses, native to Africa and the Americas.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Sorghastrum is referenced by 16 other articles, and connects out to Africa, plant and Americas.
It sits within the topics Andropogoneae, Poaceae genera and Taxonbars with 20–24 taxon IDs.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 460
- With media
- 155
- Family
- Poaceae
- Collections
- CICY, UACH, FCN-UAQ, INECOL, CMN, NY
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Brazil, United States, Argentina, Peru
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Encyclopedic overview
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Sorghastrum is a genus of grasses, native to Africa and the Americas.
Members of the genus are commonly known as Indiangrass. Selected Sorghastrum balansae (Hack.) Dávila - Paraguay Sorghastrum brunneum Swallen - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras Sorghastrum chaseae Swallen - Mato Grosso, Paraíba Sorghastrum contractum (Hack.) M.Kuhlm. & Kuhn - Brazil Sorghastrum crassum Renvoize - Bolivia Sorghastrum elliottii (C.Mohr) Nash – Slender Indiangrass - southeastern + south-central USA (Texas to Virginia) Sorghastrum fuscescens (Pilg.) Clayton - Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi Sorghastrum incompletum (J.Presl) Nash - Latin America from Mexico to Bolivia; Africa from Senegal to Zimbabwe Sorghastrum minarum (Nees) Hitchc. - Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina Sorghastrum nudipes Nash - Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Limpopo, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, Angola Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash – Yellow Indiangrass - Canada, USA, Mexico, Honduras Sorghastrum pellitum (Hack.) Parodi - Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay Sorghastrum pogonostachyum (Stapf) Clayton - Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi Sorghastrum pohlianum Dávila, L.I.Cabrera & R.Lira - Socorro Island in Colima Sorghastrum scaberrimum (Nees) Herter - Brazil Sorghastrum secundum (Elliott) Nash – Lopsided Indiangrass - southeastern USA; Bahamas Sorghastrum setosum (Griseb.) Hitchc. – Sandysoil Indiangrass - Latin America + West Indies from Veracruz to Uruguay Sorghastrum stipoides (Kunth) Nash – Needle Indiangrass - tropical + southern Africa; naturalized in Latin America Sorghastrum tisserantii Clayton - Central African Rep Sorghastrum viride Swallen - Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
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