Hilaria (genus)
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| Hilaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Genus: | Hilaria Kunth |
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Hexarrhena C.Presl | |
Hilaria is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. Members of the genus are commonly known as curly mesquite. It contains 9-10 species that are found in the Southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and Venezuela. The generic name honors French naturalist Augustin Saint-Hilaire (1779–1853).[2]
Selected species
- Hilaria belangeri (Steud.) Nash – Common Curly Mesquite
- Hilaria cenchroides Kunth
- Hilaria swallenii Cory – Swallen's Curly Mesquite[3]
Formerly placed here
- Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. (as H. jamesii (Torr.) Benth.)
- Pleuraphis mutica Buckley (as H. mutica (Buckley) Benth.)
- Pleuraphis rigida Thurb. (as H. rigida (Thurb.) Benth. ex Scribn.)[4]
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- ↑ "Genus: Hilaria Kunth". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-03-09. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses. II E-O. CRC Press. pp. 1045–1047. ISBN 978-0-8493-1303-5.
- ↑ "Hilaria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
- ↑ "GRIN Species Records of Hilaria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
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