Distichlis

Distichlis
Distichlis spicata
Scientific classification
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)
Synonyms
  • Reederochloa Soderstr. & H.F.Decker
  • Monanthochloe Engelm.
  • Halochloa Griseb. 1879, illegitimate homonym not Kütz. 1843
  • Brizopyrum J.Presl 1830, illegitimate homonym not Link 1827 nor Stapf 1898

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.

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