Higher classification Grasses | Species S. purpurascens Rank Genus | |
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Similar Grasses, Cinna, Brachyelytrum, Pleuropogon, Sphenopholis | ||
Schizachne is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the grass family. The only accepted species is Schizachne purpurascens, commonly called false mesic. Three subspecies are recognized:
Melica smithii was formerly included in the genus, as Schizachne smithii.
References
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