Dissanthelium | |
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Dissanthelium californicum [2] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: |
Dissanthelium Trin. |
Type species | |
Dissanthelium supinum | |
Synonyms [3] [1] | |
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Dissanthelium is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is native to the Americas, especially in the Andes of South America. [4] [5] [6] [7]
The only species native to the United States, D. californicum, was thought to be extinct until a single population was discovered on Santa Catalina Island, California, in 2005. [8]
see Poa
Dissanthelium | |
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Dissanthelium californicum [2] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: |
Dissanthelium Trin. |
Type species | |
Dissanthelium supinum | |
Synonyms [3] [1] | |
|
Dissanthelium is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is native to the Americas, especially in the Andes of South America. [4] [5] [6] [7]
The only species native to the United States, D. californicum, was thought to be extinct until a single population was discovered on Santa Catalina Island, California, in 2005. [8]
see Poa