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Guinea Grass

Megathyrsus maximus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Hawaii.January 233, February 149, March 180, April 189, May 181, June 189, July 121, August 123, September 141, October 239, November 187, December 193.
United States2,789
Hawaii2,451
Taiwan2,181
China2,090
Taiwan Province2,036
Australia1,078
Texas1,067
Queensland800
Yunlin County477
South Africa461

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
Ordergrasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales
Familygrasses · Poaceae
GenusMegathyrsus

Sources

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Practise Guinea Grass with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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