Tripsacum dactyloides

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Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,590 meters (0 to 8,497 feet).[1]

Biology

Growth

Culture: Space 9-12" apart.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b. (map)

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Coix dactyloides L. • Tripsacum dactyloides var. occidentale Cutler & Anders.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Similar Species

Members of the genus Tripsacum

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

T. dactyloides (Eastern Gamagrass) · T. fasciculatum (Guatemalan Gamagrass) · T. floridanum (Florida Gama Grass) · T. lanceolatum (Mexican Gamagrass) · T. latifolium (Wideleaf Gamagrass)

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 22, 2007:

• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
• , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• National Herbarium of New South Wales, Plants of Papua New Guinea
• US National Plant Germplasm System, United States National Plant Germplasm System Collection
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
• University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics, Herbarium
• Utah State University, USU-UTC Specimen Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2661351
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-41287
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13753779
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:83609-3
• GRIN Nomen Number: 40489
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 41287
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: TRDAO
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 31830

Footnotes

1. Mean = 191.690 meters (628.904 feet), Standard Deviation = 260.360 based on 742 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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