Species Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. (Tanglehead)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Plantae
  • - phylum: Tracheophyta
  • -- order: Poales
  • --- family: Poaceae
  • ---- species: Heteropogon contortus
Characteristics:perennial grass; 1,2 m tall; the inflorescence consists of intertwined, curly, dark brown awns
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References:Burke 2007: 106
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