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Poaceae
Heteropogon

not marked as a favorite taxon *Heteropogon contortus (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois ex Roemer. Common name: Tanglehead. Phenology: (Mar-) Jun-Feb Habitat: Pine flatwoods, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of the Old World tropics and subtropics. Sometimes considered to be native of the New World as well as the Old World.

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Origin/Endemic status: Pantropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, HC, K4, S13, Tx, WH3; Andropogon contortus Linnaeus. Basionym: Andropogon contortus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Heteropogon contortus - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

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image #1 of Heteropogon contortus© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Heteropogon contortus© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Heteropogon contortus© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
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image #7 of Heteropogon contortus© Scott Ward; L to R: Bothriochloa pertusa, Melinis repens, Hyparrhenia rufa, Heteropogon contortus | Original Image ⭷

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