Lepturus
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Thintail (Lepturus) is a grass genus in the Poaceae family. The related monotypic genus Hainardia was formerly included in Lepturus.
This is the namesake genus of the tribe Leptureae, but the validity of this group, like so many proposed Chloridoideae tribes, requires verification.
[edit] Selected species
- Lepturus calcareus
- Lepturus pulchellus
- Lepturus repens – Pacific Island Thintail