Herbaceous and gramineaeCerrado biomass----------Photographs - Geographical location----------City :
PirenópolisThe west central Brazil is an area that can be divided into two parts:
The Planalto, formed of savannah area, with a well defined climate in 2 periods, rain and drought, and width the "Mato-grosso-goiano", lowlands from which come the sources of the Tocantins and Araguaia rivers.
The village of Pirenópolis is at the limit of these reliefs. The village lies at the foot of Pireneus, part of the division of planalto.
Region :
Mountains of PireneusState :
Goiás - Botanical data -
Botanical family :
Scientific name : Andropogon leucostachyus Kunth
Popular Name(s) : (Common names given to plants have very different origins, and thus may be different from one state to another or even from one municipality to another.)
capim-membeca, capim-colchão, capim-seda
Geographical distribution (States) : Mais ou menos em todas regiões do Brasil,
