Anthephora hermaphrodita

Anthephora hermaphrodita is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. The species also goes by the common name oldfield grass.[2]

Anthephora hermaphrodita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Anthephora
Species:
A. hermaphrodita
Binomial name
Anthephora hermaphrodita
(L.) Kuntze
Synonyms[1]
  • Anthephora cuspidata Andersson
  • Anthephora elegans Schreb.
  • Anthephora elegans var. armata Döll
  • Anthephora elegans var. villosa (Spreng.) Döll
  • Anthephora villosa Spreng.
  • Cenchrus laevigatus Trin.
  • Cenchrus tripsacoides Cav.
  • Cenchrus villosus (Spreng.) Spreng.
  • Colladoa monostachya Pers.
  • Tripsacum hermaphroditum L.

The species is native to Aruba, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, and Venezuela.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Anthephora hermaphrodita". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Oldfield grass" at the Encyclopedia of Life