Heteropogon
Heteropogon is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the grass family known generally as tangleheads, widespread primarily in tropical and subtropical regions.
Tangleheads are erect tussock grasses with paired spikelets. Lower pairs are equal in size, and upper pairs include one awned bisexual spikelet and one awnless sterile spikelet.
The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words έτερος, meaning "different," and πώγων, meaning "beard."
; Species
- Heteropogon contortus P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. - Africa, southern Asia, southwestern Europe, Mesoamerica, West Indies, tropical South America, southern United States, various oceanic islands
- Heteropogon fischerianus Bor - Tamil Nadu
- Heteropogon melanocarpus Benth. - Mesoamerica, West Indies, tropical South America, southern United States, Africa, Madagascar, Yunnan, India, Oman
- Heteropogon polystachyus Schult. - Tamil Nadu
- Heteropogon ritchiei Blatt. & McCann - India, Myanmar
- Heteropogon triticeus Stapf ex Craib - Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, Hainan, India, Sri Lanka
; Formerly included
see Agenium Dichanthium Diectomis Diheteropogon Elymandra Hyparrhenia Parahyparrhenia TrachypogonGallery
