PlantaeSpecies
Centotheca lappacea
(L.) Desv.
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Plantae
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Grass family
Genus
Centotheca
Species
Centotheca lappacea
Lifecycle & Ecology
Growth Habit
Graminoid
EdibleNo
Also Known As
Festuca ciliarisPanicum magellanicumMelica refractaUniola lappaceaMelica diandraTorresia bifloraCentotheca longilaminaCentotheca parvifloraCentotheca latifoliaMelica lappaceaFestuca blepharophoraOplismenus magellanicusPanicum festuciformeCentotheca lappacea subsp. inermisHierochloe latifoliaTorresia latifoliaAnthoxanthum pulcherrimumAnthoxanthum pulchellum
Data Sources
Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.
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