Biology:Chasmanthium

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Short description: Genus of grasses


Woodoats
Chasmanthium latifolium-spikelet.jpg
Chasmanthium latifolium
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Tribe: Chasmanthieae
Genus: Chasmanthium
Link[1]
Type species
Chasmanthium gracile
(Michx.) Link[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Gouldochloa J.Valdés, Morden & S.L.Hatch

Chasmanthium is a genus of North American plants in the grass family.[4][5]

Members of the genus are commonly known as woodoats.[6] One species, Chasmanthium latifolium, is commonly cultivated.[4]

The generic name is derived from the Greek words χάσμα (chasma), meaning "wide opening," and ἀνθός (anthos), meaning "flower."[7]

Species[3][6][8][9][10]
  • Chasmanthium curvifolium (Valdés-Reyna, Morden & S.L.Hatch) Wipff & S.D.Jones - Tamaulipas
  • Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) H.O.Yates - Indian woodoats - central + southeastern United States (Texas + FL to NE + NJ), plus isolated populations in Manitoba, Arizona, New Mexico, Nuevo León
  • Chasmanthium laxum (L.) H.O.Yates - slender woodoats - southeastern + south-central United States (Texas + FL to NY)
  • Chasmanthium nitidum (Baldw.) Yates - shiny woodoats - southeastern United States (AL GA FL NC SC)
  • Chasmanthium ornithorhynchum (Steud.) Yates - birdbill woodoats - southeastern United States (LA MS AL FL NC SC)

See also

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2398493 entry