Pappophorum

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

Species

Whiplash Pappusgrass

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae

Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is.

Observations319

Observations recorded5,973

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 311
With media: 113
Family: Poaceae
Collections: US
Recorded in: Argentina, United States

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Pappophorum is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to the Western Hemisphere. Members of the genus are commonly known as pappusgrass. Species Pappophorum bicolor E.Fourn. – pink pappusgrass - Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, D.F., Veracruz, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí Pappophorum caespitosum R.E.Fr. - Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay Pappophorum hassleri Hack. - Paraguay Pappophorum krapovickasii Roseng. - Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil Pappophorum mucronulatum Nees - Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay Pappophorum pappiferum (Lam.) Kuntze – limestone pappusgrass - Mexico, West Indies, South America Pappophorum philippianum Parodi - Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Sonora formerly included see Bouteloua Bromus Enneapogon Pentameris Triodia

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