Kingdom Plantae Family Poaceae Genus Polypogon Rank Species | Order Poales Subfamily Pooideae Scientific name Polypogon australis | |
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Similar Polypogon interruptus, Polypogon maritimus, Polypogon, Polypogon fugax, Polypogon monspeliensis | ||
Polypogon australis is a species of grass known by the common names Chilean beard grass and Chilean rabbitsfoot grass. It is native to Chile and Argentina. It is also known in parts of the western United States where it is an introduced species and invasive species that grows in moist habitat types such as ditches.
Description
It is a perennial grass producing stems up to a meter tall. The inflorescence is a panicle up to 15 or 16 centimeters long and several centimeters wide. It is fluffy in appearance and sometimes purplish in color due to the long, dark-colored awns.
References
Polypogon australis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA