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Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty

Valeriana, aspirina, Zacate violeta

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)

Order
Cyperales

Family
Poaceae

Genus
Chrysopogon

Species
zizanioides

Taxon category: Accepted

Basionym: Phalaris zizanioides L.

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2021

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Chrysopogon zizanioides", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19475. Accessed 21 August 2025.