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Themeda Forssk.
kangaroo grass
       
Symbol:   THEME  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Poaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



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Themeda Forssk.

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Distribution:
Themeda Forssk.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (CA, FL, HI, KS, LA, MD, VA), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Themeda Forssk.

View 342 genera in Poaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Themeda anathera (Nees ex Steud.) Hack.. .
Themeda anathera
Distribution of Themeda arguens (L.) Hack.. . Image Available.
Themeda arguens
Christmas grass
Distribution of Themeda japonica (Willd.) Tanaka. .
Themeda japonica
Distribution of Themeda quadrivalvis (L.) Kuntze. . Image Available.
Themeda quadrivalvis
kangaroo grass
Distribution of Themeda triandra Forssk. [excluded]. .
Themeda triandra
kangaroo grass
Distribution of Themeda villosa (Poir.) A. Camus. . Image Available.
Themeda villosa
silky kangaroo grass
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
Related taxa legend
 

Classification:
Themeda Forssk.

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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 Themeda Forssk. – kangaroo grass
 

More Accounts and Images:
Themeda Forssk.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42204.
 
 
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