Tripsacum andersonii
Guatemalan Grass
Also known as: Tripsacum guatamalense Chitwood & Berger +1 more
- Tripsacum guatamalense Chitwood & Berger
- Tripsacum guatemalense Chitwood & Berger
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in North America and South America, Tripsacum andersonii (commonly known as Guatemalan grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panama, Surinam, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cameroon, Ecuador, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea, India, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Marianas, Mauritius, Niue, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Réunion, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago