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  2. Arundo donax - Wikipedia

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    Arundo donax is a tall, perennial grass in the subfamily Arundinoideae, characterised by C3 photosynthesis. The stems produced during the first growing season are unbranched and photosynthetic. In the Mediterranean , where a temperate climate is characterized by warm and dry summer and mild winter, new shoots of giant reed emerge around March ...

  3. Miscanthus - Wikipedia

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    Miscanthus × giganteus (Miscanthus giganteus, giant miscanthus) [A 1] is a highly productive, rhizomatous C4 perennial grass, originating from Asia. [ A 2 ] It is a sterile (noninvasive) hybrid of M. sinensis and M. sacchariflorus, and grows to heights of more than 4 m (13 ft) in one growing season (from the third season onwards).

  4. Miscanthus × giganteus - Wikipedia

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    Miscanthus × giganteus, also known as the giant miscanthus, is a sterile hybrid of Miscanthus sinensis and Miscanthus sacchariflorus. [b] It is a perennial grass with bamboo-like stems that can grow to heights of 3–4 metres (13 ft) in one season (from the third season onwards).

  5. Cenchrus purpureus - Wikipedia

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    Cenchrus purpureus (or napier grass) is a monocot C4 perennial grass in the family Poaceae. [4] It is tall and forms in robust bamboo-like clumps. [ 2 ] It is a heterozygous plant, but seeds rarely fully form; more often it reproduces vegetatively through stolons which are horizontal shoots above the soil that extend from the parent plant to ...

  6. Elephant grass - Wikipedia

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    The term Elephant grass may refer to the following grass species: The Asian Miscanthus giganteus, also known as giant miscanthus, commonly used as a biomass crop; The African Cenchrus purpureus, also known as Napier grass, Uganda grass or giant king grass; The Asian Arundo donax, also known as giant cane, giant reed

  7. Deilephila elpenor - Wikipedia

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    Deilephila elpenor, the elephant hawk moth or large elephant hawk moth, [2] is a moth in the family Sphingidae. Its common name is derived from the caterpillar's resemblance to an elephant's trunk. [3] It is most common in central Europe and is distributed throughout the Palearctic region. [4] It has also been introduced in British Columbia ...

  8. Why Elephants Have Big Ears: The Secret to Staying Cool

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    Alongside their long trunks, an elephant’s big ears are the first thing we see. These large ears easily give elephants a commanding presence. While extra-large ears help with hearing, that’s ...

  9. Savanna - Wikipedia

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    A tree savanna at Tarangire National Park in Tanzania in East Africa A grass savanna at Kruger National Park in South Africa. A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.