Tripsacum floridanum
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| Species: | T. floridanum
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| Tripsacum floridanum Porter ex Vasey
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Tripsacum floridanum is a species of grass known by the common name Florida gamagrass.[1] It is native to Cuba and to Florida in the United States.[2][3][4]
This grass grows from a short, thick rhizome and produces stems up to a meter tall. It may produce one stem or a small clump of stems. The leaves are up to 60 centimeters long and 1 to 15 millimeters wide. The inflorescence contains both male and female spikelets.[4]
This grass grows in pine woods, often in moist areas.[4] It often grows near Pinus elliottii var. densa.[5] Though uncommon in general, the grass is "moderately common in Everglades National Park."[5]
This species is grown as an ornamental plant.[4]
Genus Tripsacum is related to maize (Zea mays).[6] Species of Tripsacum, especially T. floridanum, have been crossed with maize to produce a corn that is resistant to Helminthosporium turcicum, the fungus that causes northern leaf blight in the crop.[2][7]
References
- ^ NRCS. "Tripsacum floridanum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ a b Tripsacum floridanum. Center for Plant Conservation.
- ^ Tripsacum floridanum. Germplasm Resources Information Network.
- ^ a b c d Tripsacum floridanum. Grass Manual Treatment.
- ^ a b Tripsacum floridanum. Nature Serve.
- ^ Tantravahi, R. V. (1971). Multiple character analysis and chromosome studies in the Tripsacum lanceolatum complex. Evolution 25(1) 38-50.
- ^ Hooker, A L. (1981). Resistance to Helminthosporium turcicum from Tripsacum floridanum incorporated into corn. Maize Genet Coop Newsl 55: 87–88.