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*Heteropogon contortus (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois ex Roemer. Tanglehead. Phen: (Mar-) Jun-Feb Hab: Pine flatwoods, disturbed areas. Dist: Native of the Old World tropics and subtropics. Sometimes considered to be native of the New World as well as the Old World.

Origin/Endemic status: Pantropics

Synonymy: = ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, HC, K3, K4, S13, Tx, WH3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
  • Great Plains: UPL

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