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
GEOCHLOA (G)

Family: POACEAE
ge, gea, geo-, = earth, land;
chloa, chloe, = the tender shoot of plants in spring, the blade of young corn or grass.
(the name refers to the geophytic habit of the plants in this genus. This habit is unusual in the grasses and seems particularly characteristic of the three species of Geochloa)
(LS, Mbg)
Geochloa lupulina (La)

Location: (K)
lupus, = a woolf;
-ulus, = diminutive;
lupula, = a little she-wolf; a witch, a hag;
lupulus, = the hop, a plant Humulus lupulus;
-inus, = indicates possession or resemblance.
(resembling a bunch of hops)
(ld, BL, Ox)
Geochloa rufa (La)
Brandgras (PS)
Location: (F, P)
rufus, = red, reddish.
(ld)