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Sclerochloa

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Sclerochloa is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family. Hardgrass is a common name for plants in this genus.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyPoaceae
Observations recorded7,232

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
68
With media
35
Family
Poaceae
Collections
MNHN, BRIT
Recorded in
Germany, France, Palestinian Territory, [Etats-Unis], Egypte, Russie, Uruguay

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Poaceae
Image
Illustration Poa dura0.jpg
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taxon name
Sclerochloa
Commons category
Sclerochloa
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Sclerochloa
taxon common name
硬草属
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Encyclopedic overview

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Sclerochloa is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family. Hardgrass is a common name for plants in this genus.

==Species== Sclerochloa dura (L.) P.Beauv. - Europe, Asia, and North Africa from Spain + Morocco to Pakistan + Xinjiang; naturalized in Australia + North America Sclerochloa woronowii (Hack.) Tzvelev - Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Caucasus, Turkey

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sclerochloa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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