Schizachyrium

Bluestems
Schizachyrium tenerum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Andropogonodae
Tribe: Andropogoneae
Subtribe: Andropogoninae
Genus: Schizachyrium
Nees[1]
Type species
Schizachyrium brevifolium
(Sw.) Nees ex Buse.
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Andropogon sect. Schizachyrium (Nees) Benth.
  • Andropogon subgen. Schizachyrium (Nees) Hack.
  • Schizopogon Rchb. ex Spreng.
  • Apogonia E.Fourn.
  • Ystia Compère

Schizachyrium is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family.[4] The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words σχίζειν (schizein), meaning "to split," and ἄχυρον (achyron), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas.[5][6][7]

In the United States, members of the genus are commonly known as bluestems.[8]

Species

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Species in the genus include:[2][9]

Some species formerly included in Schizachyrum are now considered better suited to other genera: Andropogon, Dichanthium, Rottboellia, Sehima, Sphaerocaryum.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Schizachyrium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  2. ^ a b c "Schizachyrium". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. ^ "Schizachyrium". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  4. ^ von Esenbeck, Nees; Daniel, Christian Gottfried (1829). "Flora Brasiliensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum" (in Latin). 2 (1): 331–339. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses. Vol. III P-Z. CRC Press. p. 1977. ISBN 978-0-8493-1303-5.
  6. ^ Chen, Shou-liang; Phillips, Sylvia M. "Schizachyrium". Flora of China. Vol. 22 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  7. ^ Cope, Thomas A. "Schizachyrium". Flora of Pakistan – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  8. ^ "Schizachyrium". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  9. ^ "Schizachyrium". County-level distribution maps from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
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