Heteropogon melanocarpus
Sweet Tanglehead
Also known as: Andropogon melanocarpus Elliott +11 more
- Andropogon melanocarpus Elliott
- Andropogon polystictus Hochst. ex Steud.
- Andropogon scrobiculatus (Nees) Kunth
- Cymbopogon melanocarpus (Elliott) Spreng.
- Heteropogon acuminatus Trin.
- Heteropogon betafensis A.Camus
- Heteropogon melanocarpus (Muhl.) L.H.Dewey ex J.M.Coult.
- Heteropogon polystictus (Hochst. ex Steud.) Hochst.
- Heteropogon scrobiculatus (Nees) E.Fourn.
- Spirotheros melanocarpus Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Stipa melanocarpa Muhl.
- Trachypogon scrobiculatus Nees
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Heteropogon melanocarpus (commonly known as Sweet Tanglehead) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Poaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, North America, and South America.
Macro Climate
Unspecified
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Angola, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, China South-Central, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Gambia, The, Georgia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Senegal, South Carolina, Sudan, Tanzania, Texas, Venezuela, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe