Details of genus: Andropogon L. [550]
genus_ja:
genus_en:
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pub_year:
accepted: Accepted
Family: Poaceae
family_ja: イネ
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of over 100 species of annual or perennial, rhizomatous and clump-forming grasses, mostly from grassland in tropical regions, but also from the temperate zones of both hemispheres. They have flat, sheathed, linear leaves and produce racemes of small spikelets, on erect, sometimes branching stems in summer or autumn. Only A. gerardii, which has colourful foliage and flower-heads, is of ornamental value; it is suitable for growing at the back of a herbaceous border.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Divide from mid-spring to early summer. Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in spring.
pests_en: Trouble free.
description_ja:
comment: Trop. and warm
comment_ja:
type_species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show |