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Gymnopogon

not marked as a favorite taxon Gymnopogon Palisot de Beauvois. Common name: Skeleton Grass, Beard Grass.

Key to Gymnopogon

A genus of about 15 species, in temperate and tropical areas of the Americas.

Glossary (beta!)

Subfamily: Chloridoideae. Tribe: Cynodonteae. Subtribe: Gymnopogoninae. clade: "PACMAD".

ID notes: When sterile, Gymnopogon is sometimes confused with Dichanthelium. Gymnopogon differs in having the sheaths conspicuously overlapping (vs. not overlapping in Dichanthelium) and leaves that are definitely cordate-clasping and of stiff texture (only a few Dichanthelium have this combination).

References: Cialdella & Zuloaga (2011); Peterson, Romaschenko, & Herrera Arrieta (2020); Smith (1971); Smith (2003) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Gymnopogon© Bruce A. Sorrie | Gymnopogon ambiguus | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Gymnopogon© Keith Bradley | Gymnopogon brevifolius | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Gymnopogon© Gary P. Fleming | Gymnopogon brevifolius

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