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Tanglehead grass

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Heteropogon is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the grass family known generally as tangleheads, widespread primarily in tropical and subtropical regions.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Heteropogon contortus
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Heteropogon
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Poales
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Hardiness: Zone 7
Habit: grass
Bloom: Early Summer

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Hopbush
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