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Themeda villosa (Poir.) A. Camus
silky kangaroo grass

   
Symbol: THVI2
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:  
  



Photograph of Themeda villosa (Poir.) A. Camus
Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Democratic Republic of the Congo.
 
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Synonyms:
Themeda villosa (Poir.) A. Camus

  THGI Themeda gigantea auct. non (Cav.) Hack.
 

Distribution by State:
Themeda villosa (Poir.) A. Camus

Distributional Map for Themeda villosa (Poir.) A. Camus
Distribution Map Legend

Themeda villosa (Poir.) A. Camus distribution:
USA (HI)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
HI

 

Related Taxa:
Themeda villosa (Poir.) A. Camus

338 genera in Poaceae, 6 species in Themeda
 

Classification:
Themeda villosa (Poir.) A. Camus

     
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
Species   Themeda villosa (Poir.) A. Camus – silky kangaroo grass
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Themeda villosa (Poir.) A. Camus

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Hawaii:
Lyon's grass Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Themeda villosa (Poir.) A. Camus

Lyon's grass

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

STATE Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Themeda villosa (Poir.) A. Camus

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.

 

 

 
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