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Tripsacum L.
gamagrass
       
Symbol:   TRIPS  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Poaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



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Images:
Tripsacum L.

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Distribution:
Tripsacum L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Tripsacum L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Tripsacum australe H.C. Cutler & E.S. Anderson. .
Tripsacum australe
Distribution of Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.. . Image Available.
Tripsacum dactyloides
eastern gamagrass
Distribution of Tripsacum fasciculatum Trin. ex Asch.. . Image Available.
Tripsacum fasciculatum
Guatemalan gamagrass
Distribution of Tripsacum floridanum Porter ex Vasey. . Image Available.
Tripsacum floridanum
Florida gamagrass
Distribution of Tripsacum lanceolatum Rupr. ex Fourn.. . Image Available.
Tripsacum lanceolatum
Mexican gamagrass
Distribution of Tripsacum latifolium Hitchc.. . Image Available.
Tripsacum latifolium
wideleaf gamagrass
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
Related taxa legend
 

Classification:
Tripsacum L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Tripsacum L. – gamagrass
 

More Accounts and Images:
Tripsacum L.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41286.
 
 
Time Generated: 10/16/2008 09:21 AM MDT  
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