Tripsacum diactyloides
Gama Grass
tropical South America

Robust rhizomatous herb of swamps and wet soils. Closely related to corn (Zea mays) which is monoecious with separate male and female flowers on the same plant. On this species, the separate flowers are borne on the same flower spike.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

 
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