Scribneria
Encyclopedia
Scribneria is a monotypic genus
of grass in the Poaceae
family. It contains the single species Scribneria bolanderi, which is known by the common name Scribner's grass. It is native to the west coast of North America from Washington to Baja California
. This petite annual grass grows in many types of habitat.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of grass in the Poaceae
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
family. It contains the single species Scribneria bolanderi, which is known by the common name Scribner's grass. It is native to the west coast of North America from Washington to Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
. This petite annual grass grows in many types of habitat.