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Urochloa polystachya (Caribgrass)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Eriochloa polystachya is a species of grass known by the common name Caribbean cupgrass. It is native to the West Indies, Costa Rica, Honduras, South America, Florida and Texas.
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Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Summer
Drought Tolerance [1]  Medium
Frost Free Days [1]  10 months 11 days
Growth Form [1]  Stoloniferous
Growth Period [1]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [1]  Rapid
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Annual/Perennial
Propagation [1]  Seed, Sod
Regrowth Rate [1]  Moderate
Root Depth [1]  12 inches (30 cm)
Seed Vigor [1]  High
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [2]  Grass
Height [1]  35 inches (0.9 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 8 Low Temperature: 10 F° (-12.2 C°) → 20 F° (-6.7 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [1]  Moderate Acid
Soil Fertility [1]  Intermediate
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Screening - Summer [1]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous

Predators

Brevennia rehi (tuttle mealybug)[3]
Pseudococcus saccharicola (yellowish sugarcane mealybug)[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0