Oplismenus compositus
Running Mountain Basketgrass, Running Mountain Grass
Other regional names: Running Mountain Grass. +1 more
- Running Mountain Grass.
- Running Mountaingrass
Also known as: Andropogon undatus Jacq. +19 more
- Andropogon undatus Jacq.
- Digitaria composita (L.) Willd.
- Digitaria elatior Willd.
- Echinochloa lanceolata (Retz.) P.Beauv.
- Echinochloa lanceolata (Retz.) Roem. & Schult.
- Hippagrostis composita (L.) Kuntze
- Hippagrostis setaria (Lam.) Kuntze
- Oplismenus burmanni var. intermedius Honda
- Oplismenus compositus f. glabratus F.Br.
- Oplismenus compositus f. pubescens F.Br.
- Oplismenus compositus f. vittatus (L.H.Bailey) Beetle
- Oplismenus compositus subsp. angustifolius L.C.Chia
- Oplismenus compositus subsp. formosanus (Honda) S.L.Chen & Y.X.Jin
- Oplismenus compositus subsp. glabratus F.Br.
- Oplismenus compositus subsp. lasiorhachis Hack.
- Oplismenus compositus subsp. owatarii (Honda) Ohwi
- Oplismenus compositus subsp. patens (Honda) Ohwi
- Oplismenus compositus subsp. patens (Honda) T.Koyama
- Oplismenus compositus subsp. pubescens F.Br.
- Oplismenus compositus subsp. rariflorus (K.B.Presl) U.Scholz
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Oplismenus compositus (commonly known as Running mountain basketgrass or Running Mountain Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Caucasus, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern Pacific, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil South, Burundi, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Korea, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., North Carolina, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Oklahoma, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Seychelles, Socotra, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cook Is., Galápagos, Hawaii, Marquesas, Niue, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Victoria