cogon grass

cogon grass

plant
also called  alang-alang , or  blady grass (Imperata cylindrica) 

      one of about seven species of perennials constituting the genus Imperata (family Poaceae), native to temperate and tropical regions of the Old World. Cogon grass is a serious weed in cultivated areas of South Africa and Australia. Satintail (I. brevifolia), a tall grass native to western North America, has a thin, silvery flower cluster. Each spikelet bears many long, silky hairs.

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  • cogon — /koh gohn /, n. a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching. [1895 1900; < Sp < Tagalog kugon] * * * …   Universalium

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