Disakisperma dubium
Disakisperma dubium is a species of grass known by the common names green sprangletop and zacate gigante. It is native to the Americas, where it is distributed from the United States to Argentina.[1]
| Disakisperma dubium | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Disakisperma |
| Species: | D. dubium |
| Binomial name | |
| Disakisperma dubium (Kunth) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chloris dubia Kunth | |
This perennial grass grows up to 110 centimeters tall. The leaves are up to 35 centimeters long and are hairless to hairy or rough in texture.[2] The leaf sheaths are sometimes purplish.[3] The inflorescence is a branching panicle with brown or greenish spikelets.[2]
This grass is a good forage for animals and it is sometimes added to seed mixes used for vegetating rangeland.[3]
References
- "Leptochloa dubia". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- Leptochloa dubia. Archived 2012-12-12 at archive.today Grass Manual Treatment.
- Leptochloa dubia. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
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