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Vaseyochloa
Sign in to saveVaseyochloa is a monotypic genus in the grass family Poaceae. Its sole species, the flowering plant Vaseyochloa multinervosa, is endemic to Texas. It is commonly known as Texasgrass.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Poaceae
- Collections
- TTC, CAS, VT
- Recorded in
- United States
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- Vaseyochloa
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Vaseyochloa is a monotypic genus in the grass family Poaceae. Its sole species, the flowering plant Vaseyochloa multinervosa, is endemic to Texas. It is commonly known as Texasgrass.
==Taxonomy== Vaseyochloa was named and described by the American botanist Albert Spear Hitchcock in 1933. The generic name honors the American botanist George Vasey who named and described the type species Melica multinervosa in 1891. , Vaseyochloa multinervosa is a widely accepted name.
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