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Cynodon plectostachyus, the giant star grass, is a species of grass (family Poaceae).It is native to Chad, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, and has been introduced as a livestock forage to California and Florida in the United States, Mexico, Honduras, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Paraguay, Argentina, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
Star grass is a common name for several plants ... Cynodon, a genus of nine species of grasses; Cynodon dactylon, a species of grass in the genus Cynodon ...
Cynodon is a genus of plants in the grass family. [2] It is native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World , as well as being cultivated and naturalized in the New World and on many oceanic islands.
California also has 1,023 species of non-native plants, some now problematic invasive species, such as yellow star-thistle, that were introduced during the Spanish colonization, the California Gold Rush, and subsequent immigrations and import trading of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
Tifton 85 is a hybrid strain of Bermudagrass Cynodon dactylon, a forage perennial grass that originated in Africa and was brought to the United States as a pasture and hay crop for the humid Southern states.
The California water board is proposing a ban on watering 'non-functional' grass in some areas. Above, water droplets on grass from a sprinkler in Pasadena. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)
Cynodonteae is a large tribe of grasses in the subfamily Chloridoideae, with over 800 species. [1] [2] [3] [4]Like most of the subfamily, species in the tribe are adapted to warm, arid climates and use the C 4 photosynthetic pathway.
Common names for the genus include star-grass, [4] star lily, yellow stars, African potato, [2] and stars. [5] The genus is the largest of the Hypoxidaceae [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and has its centre of variation in South Africa, [ 6 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] where it occurs in open undisturbed grasslands. [ 8 ]