Copy permalink to share
Poaceae
Heteropogon

not marked as a favorite taxon Heteropogon melanocarpus (Elliott) Bentham. Common name: Sweet Tanglehead, Buzzard Grass. Phenology: Sep-Oct. Habitat: Sandy roadsides, disturbed areas; possibly naturalized from the Old World. Distribution: The species is widespread in the Old World and New World tropics, north in North America to se. NC. Named by Elliott in the early 1800s from material between the Altamaha and Satilla rivers in e. GA, but quite possibly already naturalized at that time from the Old World.

Glossary (beta!)

Origin/Endemic status: Pantropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, HC, K4, RAB, S, S13, Tx, WH3; Andropogon melanocarpus Elliott. Basionym: Andropogon melanocarpus Elliott 1816

Links to other floras: = Heteropogon melanocarpus - FNA25

Show in key(s)

Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.

image #1 of Heteropogon melanocarpus© Scott Allen Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Allen Davis source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Heteropogon melanocarpus© Scott Allen Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Allen Davis source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Heteropogon melanocarpus© Scott Allen Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Allen Davis source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Heteropogon melanocarpus© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

Feedback

See something missing or incorrect about Heteropogon melanocarpus? Let us know here:
  1. Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
  2. If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
  3. Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
  4. Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
  5. Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.

Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro:

Stems:

Leaves:

Inforescence:

Flowers:

Fruits:

Comments:

Height:

plant sale text:

bloom table text:

description:

stems:

leaves:

inflorescence:

flowers:

fruits:

comments:

cultural notes:

germination code:

native range:



0 unsaved edits on this page.