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Axonopus siccus

Scientific Name: Axonopus siccus

Family: Poaceae

Category: Monocot

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Axonopus siccus

Axonopus siccus, also known as Axonopus siccus (Nees) Kuhlm., is a species of grass within the Axonopus genus.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Axonopus siccus (Nees) Kuhlm.
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
  • Genus: Axonopus
  • Synonyms:
    • Axonopus barbiger (Kunth) Hitchc.
    • Axonopus barbigerus (Kunth) Hitch. var. venturii G.A.Black
    • Axonopus siccus (Nees) Kuhlm. var. laxior (Dll) G.A.Black
    • Axonopus barbatus Chase, Parodi

Distribution and Habitat

  • Native to Brazil.
  • Specifically found in locations such as Itacolomi State Park, Calais, MG, Brazil.
  • Also occurs in Rio Grande do Sul.
  • Found in peat bogs and rocky outcrops.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Perennial caespitose (growing in tufts).
  • Culms (stems) are slender, 50-90 cm long, with 1-4 nodes.
  • Culm-internodes are terete (circular in cross-section).
  • Leaf-sheaths lack a keel.
  • Ligule is a ciliate membrane, 0.2-0.3 mm long.
  • Evergreen leaf type.
  • Grass structure.

Ecology

  • Can be invasive.

Other Details

  • Requires full sun.
  • Fertilizing enriches the soil with manure and supports growth.

Quirky Facts

  • The plant was first described by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck, but its current accepted name was given by Joo Geraldo Kuhlmann.

Further Information

  • EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Explore what EOL knows about Axonopus siccus
  • Tropicos: Referenced as a source of information.
  • IPCN: Referenced as a source of information.
  • Madidi Checklist: Referenced as a source of information.
  • New World Grasses: Referenced as a source of information.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K): Herbarium specimen K000643246.
  • CJBG (Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève) Databases: CHG (Checklist of the flowering plants of the Chilean flora)
  • WCSP (World Checklist of Selected Plant Families)
  • Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur.
  • PLANTS profiles.
  • Wikispecies