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 in Australia and Cuba; alabang X in the Philippines; angleton blue-stem or yellow bluestem in the United States; wildergrass in Hawai'i; hierba.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Dichanthium aristatum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
^ Bissett, W. J.; Sillar, D. I. (1984). "Angleton Grass (Dichanthium aristatum) in Queensland" (PDF). Tropical Grasslands. 18 (4): 161–174. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

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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] Bissett, W. J.; Sillar, D. I. (1984). "Angleton Grass (Dichanthium aristatum) in Queensland" (PDF). Tropical Grasslands. 18 (4): 161–174. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

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