Heteropogon is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the grass family known generally as tangleheads, widespread primarily in tropical and subtropical regions.Persoon, Christiaan Hendrik 1807. Synopsis Plantarum 2: 533 in Latin
Tangleheads are erect tussock grasses with paired spikelets. Lower pairs are equal in size (homogamous units), and upper pairs include one awned bisexual spikelet and one awnless sterile spikelet (heterogamous units).Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants ProfileGrass Manual Treatment
The name of the genus is derived from the Ancient Greek words ἕτερος (héteros), meaning "different," and πώγων (pṓgōn), meaning "beard."
SpeciesThe Plant List search for Heteropogon Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. - Africa, southern Asia, southwestern Europe (Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Balkans), Mesoamerica, West Indies, tropical South America, southern United States (CA AZ NM TX FL HI), Northern Australia, various oceanic islands Heteropogon fischerianus Bor - Tamil Nadu Heteropogon melanocarpus (Elliott) Benth. - Mesoamerica, West Indies, tropical South America, southern United States (AZ TX AL FL GA NC SC), Africa, Madagascar, Yunnan, India, Oman Heteropogon polystachyus (Roxb.) Schult. - Tamil Nadu Heteropogon ritchiei (Hook.f.) Blatt. & McCann - India, Myanmar Heteropogon triticeus (R.Br.) Stapf ex Craib - Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, Hainan, India, Sri Lanka
Formerly included see Agenium Dichanthium Diectomis Diheteropogon Elymandra Hyparrhenia Parahyparrhenia Trachypogon
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