Dichanthium aristatum

Dichanthium aristatum is a species of grass. It is commonly used as a forage for livestock. Common names include angleton grass (Australia, Cuba); alabang X (Philippines); angleton blue-stem, yellow bluestem (USA); wildergrass (Hawai'i); hierba.[1][2]

Dichanthium aristatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Dichanthium
Species:
D. aristatum
Binomial name
Dichanthium aristatum
(Poir.) C.E.Hubb.
Synonyms

Andropogon aristatus Poir.
Andropogon caricosus subsp. mollicomus (Kunth) Hack.
Andropogon caricosus var. mollicomus (Kunth) Hack.
Andropogon mollicomus Kunth

References
  1. "Dichanthium aristatum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. Bisset, W.J. and Sillar, D.I. (1984) Angleton Grass(Dichanthium aristatum) in Queensland. Tropical Grasslands, 18, 161-174


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