Dichanthium aristatum

Dichanthium aristatum is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is commonly used as a forage for livestock.

Dichanthium aristatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Dichanthium
Species:	D. aristatum
Binomial name
Dichanthium aristatum (Poir.) C.E.Hubb.
Synonyms
Andropogon aristatus Poir. Andropogon caricosus subsp. mollicomus (Kunth) Hack. Andropogon caricosus var. mollicomus (Kunth) Hack. Andropogon mollicomus Kunth

Common names include angleton grass in Australia and Cuba; alabang X in the Philippines; angleton blue-stem or yellow bluestem in the United States; wildergrass in Hawai'i; hierba.^[1][2]