Anatherum leucostachyum
Cereal, Couch
Other regional names: Grass +2 more
- Grass
- Grass Family
- Turf
Also known as: Aegilopaceae +19 more
- Aegilopaceae
- Agrostidaceae
- Alopecuraceae
- Andropogonaceae
- Anomochloaceae
- Anthoxanthaceae
- Arundinaceae
- Arundinellaceae
- Asperellaceae
- Avenaceae
- Bambusaceae
- Cenchrinaceae
- Chaeturaceae
- Chloridaceae
- Coleanthaceae
- Cynodontaceae
- Cynosuraceae
- Echinariaceae
- Ehrhartaceae
- Eragrostidaceae
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Anatherum leucostachyum (commonly known as Cereal or Couch) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It is found natively in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles