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Chaetobromus

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Chaetobromus

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

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GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyPoaceae
Native toCape Provinces, Namibia

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Chaetobromus is a genus of African plants in the grass family. Species There is only one known species, Chaetobromus involucratus, native to Namibia and Cape Province. Subspecies Three subspecies are accepted Chaetobromus involucratus subsp. dregeanus (Nees) Verboom Chaetobromus involucratus subsp. involucratus Chaetobromus involucratus subsp. sericeus (Nees) Verboom Formerly included taxa once considered part of Chaetobromus but now regarded as better suited to Tenaxia : Chaetobromus fascicularis - Tenaxia stricta Chaetobromus strictus - Tenaxia stricta

==See also== List of Poaceae genera

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