Polypogon
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Polypogon is a genus of grasses
which are known generally as beard grass or rabbitsfoot grass. They are native to Europe, Africa, and South America, but certain species have been introduced elsewhere. Species vary in appearance; some are erect while others drape over the ground in waves. Many have soft, fluffy inflorescences. Some species are considered noxious weeds, most notably the annual beard grass, Polypogon monspeliensis
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Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
which are known generally as beard grass or rabbitsfoot grass. They are native to Europe, Africa, and South America, but certain species have been introduced elsewhere. Species vary in appearance; some are erect while others drape over the ground in waves. Many have soft, fluffy inflorescences. Some species are considered noxious weeds, most notably the annual beard grass, Polypogon monspeliensis
Polypogon monspeliensis
Polypogon monspeliensis, commonly known as annual beard grass or annual rabbitsfoot grass, is a species of grass. It is native to southern Europe, but it can be found today throughout the world as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It is an annual grass growing to heights between 5...
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- Polypogon australisPolypogon australisPolypogon 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...
- Chilean beard grass - Polypogon elongatus - streambank rabbitsfoot grass
- Polypogon interruptusPolypogon interruptusPolypogon interruptus, commonly known as ditch beard grass, is a species of grass....
- ditch beard grass - Polypogon maritimusPolypogon maritimusPolypogon maritimus is a species of grass known by the common names Mediterranean beard grass and Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin. It is also known in other parts of the world, including Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, as an introduced species...
- Mediterranean beard grass - Polypogon monspeliensisPolypogon monspeliensisPolypogon monspeliensis, commonly known as annual beard grass or annual rabbitsfoot grass, is a species of grass. It is native to southern Europe, but it can be found today throughout the world as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It is an annual grass growing to heights between 5...
- annual beard grass - Polypogon viridis - beardless rabbitsfoot grass