Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

HYPARRHENIA (G)
Thatching Grass (AB)
Family: POACEAE

(h)yper, = over, above;
arrhen, = the male.
(male flower is borne under a bi-sexual flower)
(LS, Le)

Hyparrhenia filipendula var. pilosa (La)

Location: (K)

filum, fili-, = a thread;
pendo, = to cause to hang down, to suspend;
-ulus, = diminutive.
pendulus, = hanging, hanging down, pendent.
(hanging downwards, in consequence of the weakness of its support)

pilus, = hair, the hair;
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
pilosus, = hairy, shaggy;
(pilose, hairy with distinct long ascending hairs)
(ld, BL)

Hyparrhenia hirta (La)
Blougras, Thatch Grass, Vaalgras (PS)
Location: (F, P)

hirtus, = rough, hairy, shaggy; uneven surface.
(ld)