Polypogon

Taxobox
name = "Polypogon"

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Polypogon interruptus"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
subfamilia = Pooideae
genus = "Polypogon"
genus_authority = Desf.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = 18-25 - See text

"Polypogon" is a genus of grasses which are known generally as beard grass or rabbitsfoot grass. They are native to Europe, Africa, and South America, but certain species have been introduced elsewhere. Species vary in appearance; some are erect while others drape over the ground in waves. Many have soft, fluffy inflorescences. Some species are considered noxious weeds, most notably the annual beard grass, "Polypogon monspeliensis".

Selected species:
*"Polypogon australis" - Chilean beard grass
*"Polypogon elongatus" - streambank rabbitsfoot grass
*"Polypogon interruptus" - ditch beard grass
*"Polypogon monspeliensis" - annual beard grass
*"Polypogon viridis" - beardless rabbitsfoot grass

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,9247 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=POLYP2 USDA Plants Profile]