Dichanthium aristatum is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is commonly used as a forage for livestock. Common names include angleton grass (Australia, Cuba); alabang X (Philippines); angleton blue-stem, yellow bluestem (United States); wildergrass (Hawai'i); hierba.[1][2]

Dichanthium aristatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Dichanthium
Species:
D. aristatum
Binomial name
Dichanthium aristatum
Synonyms

Andropogon aristatus Poir.
Andropogon caricosus subsp. mollicomus (Kunth) Hack.
Andropogon caricosus var. mollicomus (Kunth) Hack.
Andropogon mollicomus Kunth

References

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  1. ^ "Dichanthium aristatum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. ^ Bisset, W.J. and Sillar, D.I. (1984) Angleton Grass(Dichanthium aristatum) in Queensland. Tropical Grasslands, 18, 161-174
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