Erioneuron
woollygrass | |
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Erioneuron pulchellum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
Genus: | Erioneuron Nash |
Type species | |
Erioneuron pilosum (Buckley) Nash | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Trichodiclida Cerv. |
Erioneuron is a genus of New World plants in the grass family native to southern North America and southern South America. They are sometimes called by the common name woollygrass. These are tufty grasses with hairy spikelets.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
- Species[1]
- Erioneuron avenaceum (Kunth) Tateoka - shortleaf woollygrass - USA (AZ NM TX), Mexico (from Chihuahua to Oaxaca)
- Erioneuron pilosum (Buckley) Nash - hairy woollygrass - USA (AZ NM TX OK KS CO UT NV CA), Mexico (from Chihuahua to Oaxaca), Argentina, Bolivia
- formerly included [1]
References
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