Imperata cylindrica

Characteristics

Monocots
POACEAE
Imperata
Imperata cylindrica (L.)P.Beauv.
COGONGRASS
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Analyses by Burrell et al. (2015) suggest that one clonal lineage (CL2) is predominant in Florida, with its origin unknown. One other clonal lineage identified as I. brasiliensis (CL5 in Burrell et al. 2015) sampled from Miami-Dade County was determined to be the same clonal lineage from the putative native range of I. brasiliensis in Brazil.
Not Native UPL (NWPL) FISC(I)
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Classification

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POALES
POACEAE
Imperata
Imperata cylindrica (L.)P.Beauv. - COGONGRASS

Citation

IMPERATA CYLINDRICA (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois, Ess. Agrostogr. 8, 165, 177. 1812.
Lagurus cylindricus Linnaeus 1759.
ITALY: Without data (lectotype: LINN 96.2). Lectotypified by Clayton & Renvoize, in Polhill, Fl. Trop. E. Afr., Gramineae 3: 700. 1982.
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Species Distribution Map

Plant Photos

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Imperata cylindrica - Betty Wargo View Full Size
Imperata cylindrica - 25
Imperata cylindrica - Betty Wargo View Full Size
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Imperata cylindrica - Shirley Denton View Full Size
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Imperata cylindrica - Dennis Girard View Full Size
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Imperata cylindrica - Frank Soltes View Full Size