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Arthraxon

not marked as a favorite taxon *Arthraxon Palisot de Beauvois. Common name: Basket Grass.

A genus of about 7 species, annuals and perennials, native of the tropical and subtropical Old World.

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Subfamily: Panicoideae. Tribe: Andropogoneae. Subtribe: Arthraxoninae. supertribe: Andropogonodae. clade: "PACMAD".

ID notes: Sometimes confused (especially before flowering) with Microstegium, but Arthraxon has distinctly cordate-clasping leaves, which Microstegium lacks. Also vegetatively similar to Oplismenus.

References: Kiger (1971); Thieret (2003d) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a); van Welzen (1981). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Arthraxon© Gary P. Fleming | Arthraxon hispidus var. hispidus | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Arthraxon© Nate Hartley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nate Hartley | Arthraxon hispidus var. hispidus source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷

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