Tripsacum dactyloides Sesame grass (Gramineae)

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Tripsacum dactyloides
Sesame grass
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The Tripsacum dactyloides plant species is found in Eastern N. America - Massachusetts to Michigan and Nebraska, south to Florida, Oklahoma and Texas. It is a member of the Gramineae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Sesame grass.

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Latin Name:  Tripsacum dactyloides
Common Name:  Sesame grass
Family:  Gramineae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  2.5   Mature Width:  1

Habitat:  Swales, moist fields, woodland edges and shores[43].

Cultivation Notes: A very easily grown plant, it succeeds in ordinary garden soil[1]. A fairly hardy plant, it withstands severe frost in S. England[1] and seems to be perfectly hardy in Cambridge Botanic gardens[K]. This species is currently (1992) under development as a potential perennial grain crop[183]. The seed has a very high protein content and this can be sacrificed to some extent in order to try and improve overall yields (these are quite low at present)[183]. Bi-generic hybrids with Zea spp are known to occur[162].

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