| Pleuraphis | |
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| Pleuraphis rigida | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Genus: | Pleuraphis Torr.[1] |
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Pleuraphis is a small genus of grasses in the Poaceae family known generally as galleta grasses. They are sometimes combined with the genus Hilaria.[1] These grasses are native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where they are widespread and common in many types of habitat.
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