Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
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Authority
Hitchcock, Albert S. 1927. The grasses of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 24: i-xx, 291-556.
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Family
Poaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Description - An erect tufted branching perennial, with compressed culms, keeled sheaths, scabrous blades, and solitary 1-sided racemes about 5 cm. long, the strong brown bent awns as long again.