Distichlis
Genus of grasses
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Distichlis is a genus of American and Australian plants in the grass family.[2][3][4][5][6] Plants in this genus are dioecious, have rhizomes or stolons, and have conspicuously distichous leaves.[3]
| Distichlis | |
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| Distichlis spicata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Monanthochloinae Pilg. ex Potztal |
| Genus: | Distichlis Raf. |
| Type species | |
| Distichlis maritima (syn of D. spicata) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
Species included in Distichlis include:[1][7]
- Distichlis acerosa (Griseb.) H.L.Bell & Columbus – Argentina
- Distichlis australis (Speg.) Villamil – Argentina
- Distichlis bajaensis H.L.Bell – Mexico
- Distichlis distichophylla (Labill.) Fassett – Australia
- Distichlis eludens (Soderstr. & H.F.Decker) H.L.Bell & Columbus – Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí
- Distichlis humilis Phil. – Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
- Distichlis laxiflora Hack. – Argentina
- Distichlis littoralis (Engelm.) H.L.Bell & Columbus – California, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Mexico, Bahamas, Cuba
- Distichlis palmeri (Vasey) Fassett ex I.M.Johnst. – Baja California, Sonora
- Distichlis scoparia (Kunth) Arechav. – Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
- Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene – from Newfoundland + Northwest Territories to Uruguay including Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Galápagos
Formerly included
Species formerly included in Distichlis include:[1]
- Distichlis ammobia – Poa obvallata
- Distichlis condensata – Eragrostis condensata
- Distichlis multinervosa – Vaseyochloa multinervosa
- Distichlis sudanensis – Aeluropus lagopoides
- Distichlis texana – Allolepis texana
- Distichlis volckmannii – Poa cumingii
