Rhizocephalus

Rhizocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Beckmanniinae
Genus: Rhizocephalus
Boiss.
Species:
R. orientalis
Binomial name
Rhizocephalus orientalis
Synonyms
  • Heleochloa orientalis (Boiss.) Dinsm.
  • Crypsis pygmaea Jaub. & Spach
  • Heleochloa pygmaea (Jaub. & Spach) B.D.Jacks.
  • Heleochloa turkestanica Litv.
  • Rhizocephalus turkestanicus (Litv.) Roshev.

Rhizocephalus is a genus of plants in the grass family, Poaceae. The only known species is Rhizocephalus orientalis, native to Afghanistan, Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Asiatic Turkey, and Uzbekistan.