Cynodon plectostachyus, the giant star grass, is a species of grass (family Poaceae). It is native to Chad, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, and has been introduced as a livestock forage to California and Florida in the United States, Mexico, Honduras, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Paraguay, Argentina, Nepal, and Bangladesh.[1][2] An aggressive competitor, it is now the most widespread grass in the New World Tropics.[2] It is typically paired in a silvopastoral system with Leucaena leucocephala.[3]
^ ab"Cynodon plectostachyus (K.Schum.) Pilg". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
^ abHeuzé, V.; Tran, G.; Salgado, P.; Lebas, F. (30 June 2015). "Giant star grass (Cynodon plectostachyus)". Feedipedia – Animal Feed Resources Information System. Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. Retrieved 17 June 2021. naivasha star grass
Cynodonplectostachyus, the giant star grass, is a species of grass (family Poaceae). It is native to Chad, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, and...
Florida, Mesoamerica, northern South America, various islands Cynodonplectostachyus - Chad, East Africa; introduced in Madagascar, Bangladesh, Mexico...
ear plants can still be seen. One of the most common plants is Cynodonplectostachyus, a non-native grass species introduced as a pasture crop for livestock...