Dichanthium

Dichanthium
Dichanthium sericeum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Andropogonodae
Tribe: Andropogoneae
Subtribe: Andropogoninae
Genus: Dichanthium
Willemet
Type species
Dichanthium nodosum
Willemet
Synonyms
  • Andropogon subg. Dichanthium (Willemet) Hack.
  • Diplasanthum Desv.
  • Eremopogon Stapf
  • Gymnandropogon (Nees) Duthie
  • Lepeocercis Trin.

Dichanthium, known commonly as bluestem or bluegrass, is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family.

Some species have become naturalized in the Americas and on various oceanic islands.

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