| Distichlis | |
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| Distichlis spicata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Monanthochloinae Pilg. ex Potztal |
| Genus: | Distichlis Raf. |
| Type species | |
| Distichlis maritima (syn of D. spicata) Raf. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Distichlis is a genus of American and Australian plants in the grass family. Plants in this genus are dioecious, have rhizomes or stolons, and have conspicuously distichous leaves.
Species
Species included in Distichlis include:
- Distichlis acerosa (Griseb.) H.L.Bell & Columbus – Argentina
- Distichlis australis (Speg.) Villamil – Argentina
- Distichlis bajaensis H.L.Bell – Mexico
- Distichlis distichophylla (Labill.) Fassett – Australia
- Distichlis eludens (Soderstr. & H.F.Decker) H.L.Bell & Columbus – Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí
- Distichlis humilis Phil. – Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
- Distichlis laxiflora Hack. – Argentina
- Distichlis littoralis (Engelm.) H.L.Bell & Columbus – California, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Mexico, Bahamas, Cuba
- Distichlis palmeri (Vasey) Fassett ex I.M.Johnst. – Baja California, Sonora
- Distichlis scoparia (Kunth) Arechav. – Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
- Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene – from Newfoundland + Northwest Territories to Uruguay including Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Galápagos
Formerly included
Species formerly included in Distichlis include:
- Distichlis ammobia – Poa obvallata
- Distichlis condensata – Eragrostis condensata
- Distichlis multinervosa – Vaseyochloa multinervosa
- Distichlis sudanensis – Aeluropus lagopoides
- Distichlis texana – Allolepis texana
- Distichlis volckmannii – Poa cumingii
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel 1819. Journal de Physique, de Chimie, d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts 89: 104
- ^ Bell, H. L. & J. T. Columbus. 2008. Proposal for an expanded Distichlis (Poaceae, Chloridoideae): Support from molecular, morphological, and anatomical characters. Systematic Botany (3): 536–551.
- Catasus Guerra, L. 1997. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, I. Fontqueria 46: , 1–259
- Negritto, M. A., L. R. Servivanti & A. M. Anton. 2003. 19. Poaceae, parte 5. Tribu Eragrostideae. Flora Fanerogámica Argentina 86: 1–68
- "Grassbase – The World Online Grass Flora". Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- "The Plant List, search for Distichlis". Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
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