Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. In: Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 836. (1817).













































































































Classification
- kingdom
- Plantae
- phylum
- Tracheophyta
- class
- Liliopsida
- order
- Poales
- family
- Poaceae
- genus
- Heteropogon
- species
- Heteropogon contortus
Name
- Synonyms
- Andropogon allionii DC.
- Andropogon austrocaledonicus Vieill.
- Andropogon bellardii Bubani
- Andropogon besukiensis Steud.
- Andropogon contortus L.
- Andropogon contortus subsp. allionii (DC.) Trab., 1895
- Andropogon contortus subsp. glaber (Pers.) Hack.
- Andropogon contortus var. allionii (Lam. ex DC.) Hack.
- Andropogon contortus var. contortus
- Andropogon contortus var. glaber (Hack.) Hack.
- Andropogon contortus var. macroglumis Pilg.
- Andropogon firmus (J.Presl) Kunth
- Andropogon glaber Raspail
- Andropogon hispidissimus Steud.
- Andropogon hohenackeri Hochst.
- Andropogon hohenackeri Hochst. ex Steud.
- Andropogon messanensis Biv.
- Andropogon messanensis Biv. ex Parl.
- Andropogon polystachyos Roxb.
- Andropogon secundus Griseb.
- Homonyms
- Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv., 1817
- Heteropogon contortus Linnaeus, 1753
- Common names
- Speergras in German
- assegaaigras in Afrikaans
- black spear grass in English
- bunch spear grass in English
- bunched spear grass in English
- flechinha in Portuguese
- herbe barbue in French
- herbe polisson in French
- herbe à moutons in language.
- herbe à moutons in French
- hierba torcida in Spanish
- huang mao in language.
- spear grass in English
- steekgras in Afrikaans
- tangelhead in language.
- tangle grass in English
- tanglehead in English
- tanglehead in language.
- Yerba Punta Maron in language.
- Tanglehead in English
Bibliographic References
- Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co