Dichanthium aristatum
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64402facac3ca191725404 |
| Scientific name | Dichanthium aristatum |
| Authority | (Poir.) C.E.Hubb. |
| First published in | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1939: 654 (1940) |
Description Top
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Dichanthium aristatum, also known as angleton grass, is a type of grass in the Poaceae family. It is often used as a source of food for livestock. This species has various names, including angleton blue-stem, yellow bluestem, and wildergrass. It is found in different parts of the world, such as Australia, Cuba, the United States, and the Philippines, where it is known as alabang X. In Hawai'i, it is referred to as hierba.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Andropogon caricosus subsp. mollicomus | (Kunth) Hack. | Monogr. Phan. 6: 569 1889 |
| Andropogon caricosus var. mollicomus | (Kunth) Hack. | Monogr. Phan. 6: 569 1889 |
| Andropogon incurvatus | J.Koenig ex Trin. | Neue Entd. 2: 91 (1821) |
| Andropogon koenigii | Raeusch. | Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 3: 293 (1797) |
| Andropogon mollicomus | Kunth | Révis. Gramin. 1: 365 (1830) |
| Andropogon pubescens | Willd. ex Kunth | Enum. Pl. 1: 498 (1833) |
| Dichanthium caricosum var. mollicomum | (Hack.) Haines | Bot. Bihar Orissa 1039 1924 |
| Diplasanthum lanosum | Desv. | Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 171 (1831) |
| Lepeocercis digitata | Nees | Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill. : 9 (1841) |
| Lepeocercis mollicoma | (Kunth) Nees | Edinburgh New Philos. J. 16: 185. 1835 (1835) |
| Lepeocercis mollissima | Nees ex Baker | Fl. Mauritius : 444 (1877) |
| Andropogon aristatus | Poir. | Encycl. , Suppl. 1: 585 (1811) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | angleton bluestem |
| Chinese | 毛梗双花草 |
| Chinese | 毛梗雙花草 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0000863556 |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 260 |
| USDA Plants | DIAR5 |
| Tropicos | 25514347 |
| INPN | 447904 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:398529-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-408602 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 913217 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 79844 |
| Nature Serve | 2.159434 |
| IPNI | 398529-1 |
| iNaturalist | 161812 |
| GBIF | 2702445 |
| EPPO | DIHAR |
| EOL | 1114919 |
| USDA GRIN | 13898 |
| Wikipedia | Dichanthium_aristatum |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| In public collections | 0 |