Tripsacum dactyloides (eastern gamagrass (USA))
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Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Tripsacum dactyloides
Preferred Common Name
- eastern gamagrass (USA)
International Common Names
- French: herbe de gama
Local Common Names
- Cuba: zacate
- Germany: Gama-Gras
EPPO code
- TRWDA (Tripsacum dactyloides)
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Spermatophyta
- Subphylum: Angiospermae
- Class: Monocotyledonae
- Order: Cyperales
- Family: Poaceae
- Genus: Tripsacum
- Species: Tripsacum dactyloides
Distribution Table
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Uses List
Top of pageAnimal feed, fodder, forage
- Forage
Environmental
- Erosion control or dune stabilization
- Revegetation
- Wildlife habitat
General
- Ornamental
References
Top of pageOviedo Prieto R; Herrera Oliver P; Caluff MG, et al. , 2012. National list of invasive and potentially invasive plants in the Republic of Cuba - 2011. (Lista nacional de especies de plantas invasoras y potencialmente invasoras en la República de Cuba - 2011). Bissea: Boletín sobre Conservación de Plantas del Jardín Botánico Nacional de Cuba, 6(Special Issue 1):22-96.
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