Details of genus: Sorghastrum Nash [866]
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 about 16 species of clump-forming, annual and perennial grasses from prairies and savannah in Africa and tropical and temperate North, Central, and South America. They are cultivated for their open or narrow, terminal panicles of late-summer flowerheads (which may be dried and dyed), and for their linear, flat or rolled leaves. Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in spring. Divide in mid-spring or early summer.
pests_en: Trouble free.
description_ja:
comment: Africa & America
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 |