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'''''Brachiaria mutica''''' is a [[species]] of [[Perennial plant|perennial]] grass in the grass family ([[Poaceae]]) and is commonly known as '''para grass''' or '''buffalo grass'''. It is native to northern and central Africa and parts of the Middle East, and has been introduced into many parts of the tropics. |
'''''Brachiaria mutica''''' is a [[species]] of [[Perennial plant|perennial]] grass in the grass family ([[Poaceae]]) and is commonly known as '''para grass''' or '''buffalo grass'''. It is native to northern and central Africa and parts of the Middle East, and has been introduced into many parts of the tropics. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Para grass is a vigorous, semi-prostrate perennial grass with creeping stolons which can grow up to {{convert|5|m|ft|0}} long. The stems have hairy nodes and leaf sheaths and the leaf blades are up to {{convert|2|cm|in|1}} wide and {{convert|30|cm|in|0}} long. It roots at the nodes and detached pieces of the plant will easily take root in moist ground. The flower-head is a loose [[panicle]] up to {{convert|30|cm|in|0}} long with spreading branches. The paired [[Poaceae#Description|spikelets]] are arranged in uneven rows and are elliptical and {{convert|2.5|to|5|mm|in|1}} long. The [[rachis]] is tinged with purple. Although many flower-heads grow, only a few viable seeds are produced, and propagation is usually by vegetative means.<ref name=iucn/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/Brachiaria_mutica.htm |title=''Brachiaria mutica''|publisher=Tropical Forages |accessdate=2015-07-09}}</ref> |
Para grass is a vigorous, semi-prostrate perennial grass with creeping stolons which can grow up to {{convert|5|m|ft|0}} long. The stems have hairy nodes and leaf sheaths and the leaf blades are up to {{convert|2|cm|in|1}} wide and {{convert|30|cm|in|0}} long. It roots at the nodes and detached pieces of the plant will easily take root in moist ground. The flower-head is a loose [[panicle]] up to {{convert|30|cm|in|0}} long with spreading branches. The paired [[Poaceae#Description|spikelets]] are arranged in uneven rows and are elliptical and {{convert|2.5|to|5|mm|in|1}} long. The [[rachis]] is tinged with purple. Although many flower-heads grow, only a few viable seeds are produced, and propagation is usually by vegetative means.<ref name=iucn/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/Brachiaria_mutica.htm |title=''Brachiaria mutica''|publisher=Tropical Forages |accessdate=2015-07-09}}</ref> |
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==Distribution and habitat== |
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''Brachiaria mutica'' is native to northern and central Africa and parts of the Middle East, and has been introduced into many parts of the tropics.<ref name=iucn/> It was introduced into the humid, tropical parts of Australia around 1880 and has become widely naturalised in Queensland. By a few decades later it had become naturalised in much of southern Asia and on the Pacific islands, but is confined to its preferred habitat of poorly drained, swampy land.<ref name=Miles>{{cite book|author1=Miles, John W.|author2=Maass, Brigitte L.|author3=Cacilda Borges Valle|title=Brachiaria: Biology, Agronomy, and Improvement|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=dMF6QpfVdjMC&pg=PA258 |year=1996 |publisher=CIAT |isbn=978-958-9439-57-9 |pages=258–}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Brachiaria mutica is a species of perennial grass in the grass family (Poaceae) and is commonly known as para grass or buffalo grass. It is native to northern and central Africa and parts of the Middle East, and has been introduced into many parts of the tropics.
Description
Para grass is a vigorous, semi-prostrate perennial grass with creeping stolons which can grow up to 5 metres (16 ft) long. The stems have hairy nodes and leaf sheaths and the leaf blades are up to 2 centimetres (0.8 in) wide and 30 centimetres (12 in) long. It roots at the nodes and detached pieces of the plant will easily take root in moist ground. The flower-head is a loose panicle up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long with spreading branches. The paired spikelets are arranged in uneven rows and are elliptical and 2.5 to 5 millimetres (0.1 to 0.2 in) long. The rachis is tinged with purple. Although many flower-heads grow, only a few viable seeds are produced, and propagation is usually by vegetative means.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
Brachiaria mutica is native to northern and central Africa and parts of the Middle East, and has been introduced into many parts of the tropics.[1] It was introduced into the humid, tropical parts of Australia around 1880 and has become widely naturalised in Queensland. By a few decades later it had become naturalised in much of southern Asia and on the Pacific islands, but is confined to its preferred habitat of poorly drained, swampy land.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Template:IUCN2014.3
- ^ "Brachiaria mutica". Tropical Forages. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ^ Miles, John W.; Maass, Brigitte L.; Cacilda Borges Valle (1996). Brachiaria: Biology, Agronomy, and Improvement. CIAT. pp. 258–. ISBN 978-958-9439-57-9.