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Sclerochloa

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Sclerochloa
Sclerochloa dura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Coleanthinae
Genus: Sclerochloa
P.Beauv.
Type species
Sclerochloa dura
Synonyms[2]
  • Crassipes Swallen

Sclerochloa is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family.[3][4][5][6] Hardgrass is a common name for plants in this genus.[7]

Species

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Formerly included

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[2] numerous species now considered better suited to other genera: Catapodium Cutandia Desmazeria Festuca Poa Puccinellia Sphenopus

References

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  1. ^ lectotype designated by Piper, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 2 (1906)
  2. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 97-98 in Latin
  4. ^ Tropicos, Sclerochloa P. Beauv.
  5. ^ Flora of China, FOC Vol. 22 Page 314 硬草属 ying cao shu Sclerochloa P. Beauvois, Ess. Agrostogr. 97. 1812.
  6. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Fienarola indurita, Common Hardgrass, Sclerochloa dura (L.) P. Beauv.
  7. ^ NRCS. "Sclerochloa". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  8. ^ The Plant List search for Sclerochloa
  9. ^ Atlas of Living Australia, Sclerochloa P.Beauv.
  10. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
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