Polypogon australis

Polypogon australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Polypogon
Species:	P. australis
Binomial name
	Polypogon australis; Brongn.

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.^[1] 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". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 January 2018.

External links[]

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[1] "Polypogon australis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 January 2018.

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