Enneapogon
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Enneapogon is a genus of grasses
known generally as pappusgrass or feather pappusgrass. These perennial grass species are found in warm temperate areas worldwide. They have small, narrow inflorescence
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Species include:
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
known generally as pappusgrass or feather pappusgrass. These perennial grass species are found in warm temperate areas worldwide. They have small, narrow inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
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Species include:
- Enneapogon avenaceus
- Enneapogon cenchroides
- Enneapogon desvauxiiEnneapogon desvauxiiEnneapogon desvauxii is a species of grass known by the common name nineawn pappusgrass. This is a short perennial bunchgrass native to the southwestern United States, northern Mexico, and parts of South America. It is known less often on other continents.It grows erect stems 10 to 40 centimeters...
- nineawn pappusgrass - Enneapogon gracilis
- Enneapogon nigricansEnneapogon nigricansEnneapogon nigricans, known by the common name of blackheads, or bottle washers, is a perennial Australian grass.Distinctive lance shaped seedheads appear in late spring and summer. They form at the top of wiry stalks over 30 cm long. They start as an olive green colour, but dry to a light brown...
- blackheads - Enneapogon pallidus
- Enneapogon scaber
- Enneapogon truncatus