Biology:Hilaria (plant)

From HandWiki
(Redirected from Biology:Hilariinae)
Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Hilaria
Hilaria rigida.jpg
Hilaria rigida
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Hilariinae
P.M.Peterson & Columbus
Genus: Hilaria
Kunth
Type species
Hilaria cenchroides
Kunth[1]
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Hexarrhena C.Presl
  • Schleropelta Buckley
  • Pleuraphis Torr.

Hilaria is a genus of North American plants in the grass family.[4][5] Members of the genus are commonly known as curly mesquite. They are found in the Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Guatemala.[6]

The generic name honors French naturalist Augustin Saint-Hilaire (1779–1853).[7]

Species[2][8][9][10][11]
  • Hilaria annua Reeder & C.Reeder - Colima
  • Hilaria belangeri (Steud.) Nash USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas ) south to Oaxaca
  • Hilaria cenchroides Kunth - from Chihuahua to Guatemala; naturalized in Arizona (Pima + Cochise Counties)
  • Hilaria ciliata (Scribn.) Sohns - from Chihuahua to Oaxaca
  • Hilaria hintonii Sohns - Guerrero, Morelos, Querétaro, México State
  • Hilaria jamesii (Torr.) Benth. - United States (Arizona, California , Colorado, Kansas , Oklahoma, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas , Utah, Wyoming)
  • Hilaria mutica (Buckley) Benth. - USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Durango, Zacatecas, Sonora, Baja California Sur)
  • Hilaria rigida (Thurb.) Benth. ex Scribn. - United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah), Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Baja California)
  • Hilaria semplei Sohns - Michoacán
  • Hilaria swallenii Cory - United States (New Mexico, Texas), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2648845 entry