Blepharidachne

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Blepharidachne
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Genus: Blepharidachne
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Species

4 - see text

Blepharidachne is a small genus of grasses which are known generally as eyelashgrass or desertgrass. There are four species, all native to the Americas.

Species:

  • Blepharidachne benthamiana - native to Argentina
  • Blepharidachne bigelovii - native to southwestern United States and northern Mexico
  • Blepharidachne hitchcockii - found in Argentina
  • Blepharidachne kingii - native to western North America

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