Chrysitrix
Genus of grass-like plants
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Chrysitrix is a group of plants in the Cyperaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1771.[2][1]
| Chrysitrix | |
|---|---|
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| Chrysitrix capensis var. capensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Chrysitrix L. |
| Type species | |
| Chrysitrix capensis | |
It is native to Cape Province in South Africa and also the State of Western Australia.[3]
Species
Four species are accepted.[3]
- Chrysitrix capensis L. – Cape Province
- Chrysitrix distigmatosa C.B.Clarke ex Diels & Pritz. – Western Australia
- Chrysitrix dodii C.B.Clarke – Cape Province
- Chrysitrix junciformis Nees – Cape Province
