Schizachne
Species of plant
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Schizachne is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the grass family.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12] The only accepted species is Schizachne purpurascens, commonly called false melic.[1][13][14] Three subspecies are recognized:
- Schizachne purpurascens subsp. callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) T.Koyama & Kawano – European and Asiatic Russia, China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanxi, Yunnan),[15] Mongolia, Korea, Kazakhstan
- Schizachne purpurascens subsp. capillipes (Kom.) Tzvelev – Kamchatka
- Schizachne purpurascens subsp. purpurascens – Canada (all 10 provinces plus Yukon + NWT), United States (Alaska, Rocky Mountain States, Great Lakes Region, Northeast)[16]
| Schizachne | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Tribe: | Meliceae |
| Genus: | Schizachne Hack. |
| Species: | S. purpurascens |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Of the species:[2]
Of subsp. callosa:[3] List
Of subsp. capillipes:[4] List
Of subsp. purpurascens:[5] List
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Melica smithii was formerly included in the genus, as Schizachne smithii.[1]