[3][4] Many species are known commonly as thatching grass.

[5][6][7][8] They are mostly native to tropical Africa; some can be found in warmer areas in temperate Eurasia, Australia, and Latin America.

These are annual and perennial bunch grasses.

The inflorescence branches into twin spikes of paired spikelets.

[9][10][11] see Andropogon Elymandra Exotheca Hyperthelia Parahyparrhenia