Tripsacum dactyloides | |
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Detail of staminate and pistillate flowers | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Genus: | Tripsacum |
Species: | T. dactyloides
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Binomial name | |
Tripsacum dactyloides | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Tripsacum dactyloides, commonly called eastern gamagrass,[3] or Fakahatchee grass, is a warm-season, sod-forming bunch grass.[4] It is widespread in the Western Hemisphere, native from the eastern United States to northern South America.[5] Its natural habitat is in sunny moist areas, such as along watercourses and in wet prairies.[5] In some areas, it has adapted well to disturbed conditions.[6]
Eastern gamagrass is a widely cultivated for its use as forage.