Rhodes grass
Rhodes grass
| Noun | 1. | Rhodes grass - perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions |
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| 释义 | Rhodes grassRhodes grass
Rhodes GrassRhodes Grass(Chloris gayana), a perennial plant of the family Gramineae. Rhodes grass is 90 to 180 cm tall and has long, fruticose-aggregate, leafy shoots that root at the nodes. The leaf blades are broadly linear, and the inflorescence has digitately approximate spike-like branchlets. The spikelets, which are two- to four-flowered, are arranged in two rows. The lemma is awned. Rhodes grass grows in arid mountain regions of South and East Africa. It is cultivated as a pasture and hay plant in arid tropics and subtropics. The plant tolerates grazing and pasturing well. REFERENCEBeliuchenko, I. S. Zlakovye kormovye rasteniia tropicheskogo poiasa, part 1. Moscow, 1969.Rhodes grass
Synonyms for Rhodes grass
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