Synonyms:

• (≡) Homalocenchrus hexandrus (Sw.) Kuntze

Common names:

• cutgrass  (Source: pers. comm.) - English
• swamp ricegrass  (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
• boiadeira  (Source: pers. comm.) - Portuguese (Brazil)
• capim-marreca  (Source: pers. comm.) - Portuguese (Brazil)
• grama-boiadeira  (Source: pers. comm.) - Portuguese (Brazil)
• grama-do-brejo  (Source: pers. comm.) - Portuguese (Brazil)

Economic Importance:

• Animal food: fodder; forage
• Weed: potential seed contaminant

Distributional Range:

Native (pantropic in wetlands)

References:

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3. Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. (F Mesoamer)
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7. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. (pers. comm.)
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Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2019. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=21731. Accessed 23 May 2019.