Dichanthium
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| Dichanthium | |
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| Dichanthium sericeum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Dichanthium Willem. |
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about 20, see text | |
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Dichanthium, known commonly as bluestem, is a genus of annual or perennial grass in the Poaceae family, found in Africa, temperate and tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific islands, and North America and South America. It includes about 20 species.[1][2]
Selected species
- Dichanthium annulatum - Kleberg's bluestem, marvel grass
- Dichanthium aristatum - Angleton bluestem
- Dichanthium bladhii
- Dichanthium caricosum
- Dichanthium ischaemum syn. Bothriochloa ischaemum var. ischaemum
- Dichanthium sericeum - silky bluestem
- Dichanthium tenue - slender bluestem
- Dichanthium tenuiculum
References
- ↑ Dichanthium. Flora of China.
- ↑ Bhat, V., et al. Chapter 6: Dichanthium. In: Kole, C., Ed. Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources, Millets and Grasses. Springer. 2011.
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