Dichanthium
| bluestem | |
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| Dichanthium sericeum | |
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| Genus: | Dichanthium Willemet
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| Dichanthium nodosum Willemet
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Dichanthium, known commonly as bluestem, is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family.
Some species have become naturalized in the Americas and on various oceanic islands.[3][4][5][6]
Species
2
Former species
Several species formerly included are now regarded as better suited to other genera, including in: Andropogon, Bothriochloa, Capillipedium, Euclasta, and Pseudodichanthium. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Tropicos, Dichanthium Willemet
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Willemet, Pierre Remi 1796. Annalen der Botanick. ed. Usteri 18: 11
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 604 双花草属 shuang hua cao shu Dichanthium
- ^ Bhat, V., et al. Chapter 6: Dichanthium. In: Kole, C., Ed. Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources, Millets and Grasses. Springer. 2011.
- ^ Atlas of Living Australia, Dichanthium Willemet Bluegrasses
- ^ The Plant List search for Dichanthium
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