Chloridoideae

species of plant

species of plant

species of plant

Cynodon, from Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn), meaning "dog", and ὀδούς (odoús), meaning "tooth", is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World, as well as being cultivated and naturalized in the New World and on many oceanic islands.

Eleusine is a genus of Asian, African, and South American plants in the grass family, sometimes called by the common name goosegrass. One species, Eleusine indica, is a widespread weed in many places. Another species, Eleusine coracana, is finger millet, cultivated as a cereal grain in India and parts of Africa.

species of plant

Aeluropus is a genus of Eurasian and African plants in the grass family, found primarily in desert regions.

genus of plants

genus of plants

Chloridoideae is one of the largest subfamilies of grasses, with roughly 150 genera and 1,600 species, mainly found in arid tropical or subtropical grasslands. Within the PACMAD clade, their sister group is the Danthonioideae. The subfamily includes widespread weeds such as Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), goosegrass (Eleusine indica) or finger grass (Chloris), but also millet species grown in some tropical regions, namely finger millet (Eleusine coracana) and teff (Eragrostis tef).

Astrebla is a small genus of xerophytic (adapted to survive in an environment with little liquid water) grasses found only in Australia. They are the dominant grass across much of the continent. They are commonly known as Mitchell grass after Scottish explorer Thomas Mitchell (1792-1855), who first collected a specimen near Bourke in New South Wales.

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Cleistogenes is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family.

Centropodia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.

Cynodonteae is a large tribe of grasses in the subfamily Chloridoideae, with over 800 species.

Leptochloa is a widespread genus of Asian, Australian, and American plants in the grass family.

Cladoraphis (common name bristly lovegrass) is a genus of African plants in the grass family, native to southern Africa. Its phylogenetic position within the subfamily has not yet been resolved.

Acrachne is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass.

genus of plants

Ctenium is a genus of African and American plants in the grass family.

Dinebra is a genus of plants native to the world's tropics and the U.S.A.; it belongs to the grass family.

Coelachyrum is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.

Afrotrichloris is a genus of East African plants in the grass family.

Enteropogon is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. It is widespread across many parts of Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various islands.

species of plant

Tuctoria is a genus of three species of grass in the family Poaceae. Spiralgrass is a common name for plants in this genus. These are bunchgrass species that are found in vernal pools of central California and Baja California, Mexico. The plants are annuals that germinate under water in the spring and grow submerged for weeks. After the pools dry down, the grasses initiate a new set of foliage that lasts for one to two months until flowering and fruiting are complete.

Neyraudia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.

species of plant

Tetrapogon is a genus of grasses.

Schmidtia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.

Jouvea is a Latin American genus of coastal plants in the grass family. It grows on mud flats and coastal sand dunes from northern Mexico to Ecuador.

Pappophorum is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to the Western Hemisphere. Members of the genus are commonly known as pappusgrass.

Willkommia is a genus of plants in the grass family. The genus has a disjunct distribution, with species native to Southern Africa, South America, and the United States.

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.

Eragrostiella is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family.

Blepharidachne is a small genus of New World plants in the grass family, generally known as eyelashgrass or desertgrass. .

genus of plants

Eustachys (fan grass or fingergrass) is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. It is native primarily to warmer parts of the Americas, with a few species in Africa and Asia.

Steirachne is a genus of South American plants in the grass family.

Eragrostideae is a tribe of grasses in subfamily Chloridoideae. It contains roughly 500 species, which all use the C4 photosynthetic pathway.

Fingerhuthia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. Common names are thimble grass and Zulu fescue.

annual grass

Gymnopogon (skeletongrass) is a genus of American and Southeast Asian plants in the grass family.

Neobouteloua is a genus of Argentine and Chilean plants in the grass family.

Triraphis is a genus of African, Arabian, Australian, and Brazilian plants in the grass family. Needlegrass is a common name for plants in this genus.

Tetrachaete is a genus of plants in the grass family. The origin of the genus name is Greek, from tetra for "four" and chaite, for "bristle." There is only one known species, Tetrachaete elionuroides, native to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Yemen, and Oman.

Orinus is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. The genome of O. kokonorica has been sequenced.

Munroa is a genus of New World plants in the grass family, native to North and South America.

Gouinia is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family.

Microchloa, or smallgrass, is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family, native to Africa, southern Asia, northern Australia, and the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere.

Brachychloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family, native to Mozambique and South Africa.

Melanocenchris is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.

Desmostachya is a genus of grasses in the family Poaceae. It is native to Africa and Asia.

Harpachne is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.

Triplasis is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. Sandgrass is a common name for plants in this genus. The genus name Triplasis is Greek, meaning "threefold", referring to the triple nerved lemmas.

species of plant

Odyssea is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family.

Pogonarthria is a genus of African plants in the grass family.

Chrysochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family Poaceae.

Schoenefeldia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. It contains a single species, Schoenefeldia gracilis, an annual grass native to the Sahara and Sahel in Africa, to Saudi Arabia and Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, and to India and Pakistan.