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Trachypogon spicatus

Crinkle Awn, Spiked Crinkleawn
Also known as: Andropogon canescens (Nees) Kunth +12 more
  • Andropogon canescens (Nees) Kunth
  • Andropogon canus Steud.
  • Andropogon dactyloides Steud.
  • Andropogon dissolutus (Nees) Steud.
  • Andropogon fundaensis Vanderyst
  • Andropogon fundaensis var. latifolius Vanderyst
  • Andropogon laxiflorus Steud.
  • Andropogon ligularis (Nees) Kunth
  • Andropogon megapotamicus Spreng.
  • Andropogon mollis (Nees) Kunth
  • Andropogon montufarii Kunth
  • Andropogon spicatus (L.f.) Steud.
  • Andropogon stenophyllus Roem. & Schult.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Poaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Found natively in Africa, North America, and South America, Trachypogon spicatus (commonly known as Crinkle-Awn or Spiked Crinkleawn) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, 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, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, South-Central 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)
Angola, Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Free State, French Guiana, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Namibia, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Sudan, Surinam, Swaziland, Tanzania, Texas, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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