Schizachne

Schizachne
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Tribe:	Meliceae
Genus:	Schizachne; Hack.
Species:	S. purpurascens
Binomial name
	Schizachne purpurascens; (Torr.) Swallen
Synonyms
	Of the species: Melica purpurascens (Torr.) Hitchc.; Trisetum purpurascens Torr.; Of subsp. callosa: List Avena callosa Turcz. ex Griseb. ; Melica callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) Ohwi ; Schizachne callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) Ohwi ; Schizachne fauriei Hack. ; Schizachne purpurascens var. callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) Kitag. ; Of subsp. capillipes: List Avena striata' subsp. capillipes Kom. ; Schizachne komarovii Roshev. ; Of subsp. purpurascens: List Avena striata Michx., nom. illeg. ; Avena torreyi Nash ; Bromelica striata (Hitchc.) Farw. ; Melica striata Hitchc. ; Schizachne purpurascens var. pubescens Dore ; Schizachne striata (Hitchc.) Hultén ;

Schizachne is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the grass family. The only accepted species is Schizachne purpurascens, commonly called false melic. Three subspecies are recognized:

Schizachne purpurascens subsp. callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) T.Koyama & Kawano – European and Asiatic Russia, China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanxi, Yunnan), Mongolia, Korea, Kazakhstan
Schizachne purpurascens subsp. capillipes (Kom.) Tzvelev – Kamchatka
Schizachne purpurascens subsp. purpurascens – Canada (all 10 provinces plus Yukon + NWT), United States (Alaska, Rocky Mountain States, Great Lakes Region, Northeast)

Melica smithii was formerly included in the genus, as Schizachne smithii.