Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty
POACEAE
- Grass family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
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Name: Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty
Nomencl. ref.: Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire, A. xxii. 106 (1960).
Rank: species
See: ► Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Vetivergrass
English name: cuscus grass English name: khus-khus
Spanish name: zacate violeta
French name: vétiver
German name: Vetivergras
Grown habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash
= Anatherum zizanioides (L.) Hitchc. & Chase
= Phalaris zizanioides L.
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Chrysopogon
Species:
Page counter: 737 ( AVG: 281.21 / 472.62 )
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Chrysopogon zizanioides
Seedhead at Wailuku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Habit at Makena, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Seeding habit at Kokomo Haiku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Base at Wailuku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Habit at Makena, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Seeding habit at Kokomo Haiku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Habit at Wailuku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Seeding habit at Kokomo Haiku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Habit at Makena, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Seeding habit at Kokomo Haiku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Seedhead at Wailuku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Habit at Makena, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Habit at Wailuku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Seeding habit at Kokomo Haiku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
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(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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