Schismus
Genus of grasses
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Schismus is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the grass family.[2][3][4][5] Two species are naturalized in North America, where they are known as Mediterranean grass.[6]
- Species[1]
- Schismus arabicus - Greece, North Africa, East Africa, Asia (from Saudi Arabia to Xinjiang); naturalized in scattered locations in Australia, United States, Mexico, Chile, Argentina
- Schismus barbatus - Mediterranean and neighboring regions (from Canary Islands to Tibet); South Africa; naturalized in scattered locations in Australia, United States, Mexico, Chile, Argentina
- Schismus inermis - South Africa
- Schismus scaberrimus - South Africa
- Schismus schismoides - South Africa, Namibia
- Formerly included[1]
| Schismus | |
|---|---|
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| Schismus barbatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Danthonioideae |
| Tribe: | Danthonieae |
| Genus: | Schismus P.Beauv. |
| Type species | |
| Schismus marginatus (syn of S. barbatus)[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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see Deschampsia Disakisperma Tribolium
- Schismus gouanii - Deschampsia media
- Schismus patens - Disakisperma dubium
- Schismus pleuropogon - Tribolium pleuropogon
- Schismus villarsii - Deschampsia media
