Euchlaena

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Euchlaena in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Euchlaena (Greek en, well, chlaina, covering).Gramineae. Annual or perennial glasses, with stout stems, broad blades and monoecious inflorescence, occasionally grown in t lie South for forage and sometimes for ornament. Staminate infl. in a tassel at the top, the pistillate in small ears in the axils of the Lvs.; spikelets 1-fld.; pistillate spike slender, the several joints producing 1-seeded frs. trapezoidal in shape, the surface smooth and hard. The aspect is that of Indian corn (Zea) from which it differs in having free slender-jointed pistillate spikes that are not united into a cob.—Only one species is generally recognized, but there are probably others, all Mexican or Cent. American. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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