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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.
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 ]
Star grass is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Grasses. Cynodon, a genus of nine species of grasses; Cynodon dactylon, a species of grass in the ...
Hypoxis hirsuta, commonly known as common goldstar, [3] common star-grass, [4] eastern yellow stargrass, [5] yellow star grass, [6] or yellow star flower, [7] is a perennial ornamental plant in the family Hypoxidaceae. Sometimes this plant is placed in the family Amaryllidaceae or the family Liliaceae.
The plant's many common names include garden star-of-Bethlehem, [17] sleepydick, [18] nap-at-noon, [7] grass lily, summer snowflake, snowdrop, starflower, bird's milk, chinkerichee, ten-o'clock lady, eleven-o'clock lady, Bath asparagus, and star of Hungary. The references to the time of day reflect the opening times of the flowers, opening late ...
Cynodon dactylon, commonly known as Bermuda grass, also known as couch grass in Australia and New Zealand, is a grass found worldwide. It is native to Europe, Africa, Australia and much of Asia. It has been introduced to the Americas. [2] [3] Contrary to its common name, it is not native to Bermuda and is in fact an abundant invasive species there.
The latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass. With around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, [ 4 ] the Poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family , following the Asteraceae , Orchidaceae , Fabaceae and Rubiaceae .
Halophila engelmannii is a species of seagrass in the Hydrocharitaceae family. [2] It is referred to by the common names star grass and Engelmann's seagrass and grows underwater on shallow sandy or muddy sea floors.