Grasses (Poaceae) of the District of Coronel Rosales (Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Cardillo, Daniela S.; Carlos A. Busso; Mariela Ambrosino; Yanina Torres; Leticia Ithurrart; Oscar Montenegro. 2015. “Grasses (Poaceae) of the District of Coronel Rosales (Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina)”. Lilloa 52 (2). Grasses (i.e., Poaceae) are one of the more numerous, described families with more than 670 genera and about 11,000 species. This work includes (1) a plant record of the grasses of the District of Coronel Rosales, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and (2) a synthesis of their ethnobotanical uses and ecological characteristics. During 2006, 2007 and 2008, we identified the sampled material using taxonomical keys. Twenty five percent of the species of the District was represented by the Poaceae family. Ninety five Poaceae species were distributed in 17 tribes and 47 genera. Native species were approximately 45% of the wild flora. Warm- or cool-season perennial grasses were 36 or 26%, respectively, of the found species; annual species constituted the remaining percentage. A 46.3% or 53.7% of the study grass species showed the C3 or C4, photosynthetic pathway, respectively. The study species can be used as: (1) forage for domestic livestock, (2) medicinal plants, (3) dune and sandy, loose land fixers, (4) ornamentals, (5) lawn, (6) food, and (7) a source for building woody, housing materials; paper pasta and canastas.
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Fundación Miguel Lillo
2015
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| Online Access: | http://www.lillo.org.ar/journals/index.php/lilloa/article/view/318 |
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