| Woodoats | |
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| Chasmanthium latifolium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Tribe: | Chasmanthieae |
| Genus: | Chasmanthium Link |
| Type species | |
| Chasmanthium gracile (Michx.) Link | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chasmanthium is a genus of North American plants in the grass family.
Members of the genus are commonly known as woodoats. One species, Chasmanthium latifolium, is commonly cultivated.
The generic name is derived from the Greek words χάσμα (chasma), meaning "wide opening," and ἀνθός (anthos), meaning "flower."
- Species
- Chasmanthium curvifolium (Valdés-Reyna, Morden & S.L.Hatch) Wipff & S.D.Jones - Tamaulipas
- Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) H.O.Yates - Indian woodoats - central + southeastern United States (TX + FL to NE + NJ), plus isolated populations in Manitoba, Arizona, New Mexico, Nuevo León
- Chasmanthium laxum (L.) H.O.Yates - slender woodoats - southeastern + south-central United States (TX + FL to NY)
- Chasmanthium nitidum (Baldw.) Yates - shiny woodoats - southeastern United States (AL GA FL NC SC)
- Chasmanthium ornithorhynchum (Steud.) Yates - birdbill woodoats - southeastern United States (LA MS AL FL NC SC)
See also
References
- "Genus: Chasmanthium Link". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-03-09. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- Tropicos, Chasmanthium Link
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Steve Christman. "#759 Chasmanthium latifolium". Floridata.
- Link, Johann Heinrich Friedrich. 1827. Hortus Regius Botanicus Berolinensis 1: 159
- ^ "Chasmanthium". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
- Quattrocchi, Umberto (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Vol. 1. CRC Press. p. 460. ISBN 9780849313035.
- The Plant List search for Chasmanthium
- Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
- "GRIN Species Records of Chasmanthium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
External links
Media related to Chasmanthium at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Chasmanthium at Wikispecies
- "Chasmanthium latifolium". Missouri Botanical Garden.
- "Chasmanthium Link woodoats". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture.
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| Chasmanthium |
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