Chrysopogon fulvus

{{Short description|Species of grass in the genus Chrysopogon}}

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|image=डोंगरी, गवत प्रजाती, लामकानी, धुळे Dongari, Grass species Lamkani, Dhule (crysopogan fulvus).jpg

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|genus=Chrysopogon

|species=fulvus

|authority=(Spreng.) Chiov.

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• Andropogon montanus J.Koenig ex Trin.
• Andropogon monticola Schult. & Schult.f.
• Andropogon sprengelii Kunth
• Chrysopogon montanus Trin.
• Chrysopogon monticola (Schult. & Schult.f.) Haines
• Pollinia fulva Spreng.
• Sorghum monticola (Schult. & Schult.f.) Kuntze

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Chrysopogon fulvus, called Guria grass, red false beard grass, and reddish-yellow beardgrass, is a species of grass (family Poaceae), subfamily Panicoideae.{{cite web |url=http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Reddish-Yellow%20Beardgrass.html |title=Reddish-Yellow Beardgrass |last1=Sharma |first1=Ashutosh |website=flowersofindia.net |publisher=Flowers of India |access-date=9 June 2021 }}{{cite book |title=CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology |last1=Quattrocchi |first1=Umberto |year=2006 |publisher=CRC Press |page=492 |isbn=9780849313035}} It is native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and has been introduced to Florida.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:396142-1 |title=Chrysopogon fulvus (Spreng.) Chiov. |author= |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=9 June 2021 }} It is a palatable pasture grass, relished by oxen. It does well in semi-arid conditions.{{cite journal |title=Nitrogen Economy, Biomass Production and Seed Production Potential of Chrysopogon fulvus by Intercropping of Pasture Legumes |year=1988 |last1=Dwivedi |first1=G. K. |last2=Sinha |first2=N. C. |last3=Tomer |first3=P. S. |last4=Dixit |first4=O. P. |journal=Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science |volume=161 |issue=2 |pages=129–134 |doi=10.1111/j.1439-037X.1988.tb00341.x |bibcode=1988JAgCS.161..129D }}