Sclerochloa
| Sclerochloa | |
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| Sclerochloa dura | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Poodae |
| Tribe: | Poeae |
| Subtribe: | Coleanthinae |
| Genus: | Sclerochloa P.Beauv. |
| Type species | |
| Sclerochloa dura | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Sclerochloa is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family.[3][4][5][6] Hardgrass is a common name for plants in this genus.[7]
Species[edit]
- Sclerochloa dura (L.) P.Beauv. - Europe, Asia, and North Africa from Spain + Morocco to Pakistan + Xinjiang; naturalized in Australia[9] + North America[10]
- Sclerochloa woronowii (Hack.) Tzvelev - Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Caucasus, Turkey
Formerly included[edit]
[2] numerous species now considered better suited to other genera: Catapodium Cutandia Desmazeria Festuca Poa Puccinellia Sphenopus
References[edit]
- ^ lectotype designated by Piper, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 2 (1906)
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 97-98 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Sclerochloa P. Beauv.
- ^ Flora of China, FOC Vol. 22 Page 314 硬草属 ying cao shu Sclerochloa P. Beauvois, Ess. Agrostogr. 97. 1812.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Fienarola indurita, Common Hardgrass, Sclerochloa dura (L.) P. Beauv.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sclerochloa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ The Plant List search for Sclerochloa
- ^ Atlas of Living Australia, Sclerochloa P.Beauv.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
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