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Imperata
Sign in to saveImperata is a small but widespread genus of tropical and subtropical grasses, commonly known as satintails.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bahamas, Baleares, Belize, Benin
Observations recorded63,174
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 301
- With media
- 185
- Family
- Poaceae
- Collections
- CICY, MICH, US, IBUNAM, UESC, UFERSA
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Papua New Guinea, United States, Brazil, Argentina, Brasil, Peru, Guatemala
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Encyclopedic overview
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Imperata is a small but widespread genus of tropical and subtropical grasses, commonly known as satintails.
Satintail grass species are perennial rhizomatous herbs with solid, erect stems and silky inflorescences. The best known species is Imperata cylindrica, which is recognized as a devastating noxious weed in many places and cultivated as an ornamental plant in others.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Imperata” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.