Tripsacum dactyloides
Encyclopedia
Tripsacum dactyloides (common names Gama Grass and Eastern Gamagrass) is a prairie
grass of the Great Plains
. Gama Grass is found as far northwest as Nebraska
.
Tripsacum dactyloides is also perennial bunchgrass that grows wild in the eastern United States
in USDA zones 4—9 .
and the octoploid (2n=72) form of T. dactyloides
Prairie
Prairies are considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type...
grass of the Great Plains
Great Plains
The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, which lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. This area covers parts of the U.S...
. Gama Grass is found as far northwest as Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
.
Tripsacum dactyloides is also perennial bunchgrass that grows wild in the eastern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in USDA zones 4—9 .
Genetics
Hybrids have been made between Zea maysMaize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
and the octoploid (2n=72) form of T. dactyloides
See also
- Grasslands of the Great Plains (U.S.)