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Dissanthelium

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Poaceae

Scientific name
  
Dissanthelium

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Poales

Subfamily
  
Pooideae

Higher classification
  
Grasses

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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.

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.

Species
  1. Dissanthelium amplivaginatum - Ancash in Peru
  2. Dissanthelium breve - Peru, Bolivia
  3. Dissanthelium brevifolium - Peru
  4. Dissanthelium californicum - California (Santa Catalina I, †San Clemente I), †Baja California (†Guadalupe I)
  5. Dissanthelium calycinum - Peru, Bolivia, Mexico
  6. Dissanthelium giganteum - Peru
  7. Dissanthelium laxifolium Swallen & Tovar - Peru, Bolivia
  8. Dissanthelium longifolium Tovar - Huánuco in Peru
  9. Dissanthelium longiligulatum Swallen & Tovar - La Paz in Bolivia
  10. Dissanthelium macusaniense (E.H.L.Krause) R.C.Foster & L.B.Sm. - Peru, Bolivia, Argentina
  11. Dissanthelium peruvianum - Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile
  12. Dissanthelium pygmaeum - Huancavelica in Peru
  13. Dissanthelium rauhii - Peru
  14. Dissanthelium trollii - La Paz in Bolivia, eastern Peru
formerly included

see Poa

  • Dissanthelium atropidiforme - Poa atropidiformis
  • Dissanthelium patagonicum - Poa atropidiformis
  • References

    Dissanthelium Wikipedia