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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.

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Native toAfghanistan, Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip

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Enteropogon
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肠须草属
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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 Enteropogon acicularis (Lindl.) Lazarides - curly windmill grass, large windmill grass, umbrella grass - Australia Enteropogon barbatus C.E.Hubb. - Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya Enteropogon brandegeei (Vasey) Clayton - Baja California, Baja California Sur Enteropogon chlorideus (Presl) Clayton - buryseed umbrella grass, verdillo cacahuatoide - Arizona, Texas, Mesoamerica Enteropogon coimbatorensis K.K.N.Nair, S.K.Jain & M.P.Nayar - India Enteropogon dolichostachyus (Lag.) Keng - Yemen, Oman, Afghanistan, Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southern China, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, northern Australia, Micronesia Enteropogon longiaristatus (Napper) Clayton - Tanzania Enteropogon macrostachyus Munro ex Benth. - bushrye - Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, North West Province Enteropogon minutus Lazarides - northern Australia Enteropogon mollis (Nees) Clayton - Central America, West Indies, northern South America, Galápagos Enteropogon monostachyus Schum. - Somalia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar Enteropogon paucispiceus (Lazarides) B.K.Simon - Queensland Enteropogon prieurii (Kunth) Clayton - drier parts of Africa; Saudi Arabia, Yemen, India Enteropogon ramosus B.K.Simon - tussock umbrella grass - Australia Enteropogon rupestris (J.A.Schmidt) A.Chev. - drier parts of Africa Enteropogon seychellarum Benth. - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Madagascar, Seychelles, Aldabra Enteropogon unispiceus (F.Muell.) Clayton - Taiwan, Queensland, New South Wales, Cook Islands formerly included see Microchloa Enteropogon muticus - Microchloa altera

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