EPPO Global Database

Heteropogon contortus(HTOCO)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: HTOCO
  • Preferred name: Heteropogon contortus
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Römer & Schultes

Notes

Western Mediterranean, Western Asia (Arabia to Pakistan), Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina (except Laos, Cambodia), Malesia (except Borneo), China (including Taiwan, Tibet), Japan, Africa generally, Madagascar, USA (southern), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except east and southern cone), New Guinea 

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Andropogon contortus Allioni
Heteropogon hirtus Persoon

Common names
Name Language
black speargrass English (AU)
bunch speargrass English
common spear grass English
spear grass English
tanglehead English (US)
Europa-Schopfgras German
gedrehtes Bartgras German
gedrehtgranniges Bartgras German
kahles Schopfgras German
andropogon d'Allioni French
andropogon tordu French
herbe polisson French
hétéropogon tordu French
barbone attorcigliato Italian
trebbia contorta Italian
capim-amarela Portuguese
capim-trança Portuguese
rabo-de-asno Portuguese
гетеропогон скрученный Russian
ти-чинь Russian
чень-кень Russian
heteròpogon Catalan
huáng máo Chinese
黄茅 Chinese
svinuti kitaš Croatian