Sphenopholis
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Sphenopholis is a genus
of grass in the Poaceae
family. There are about six species, all native to North America. They are known generally as wedgescales.
Species include:
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. There are about six species, all native to North America. They are known generally as wedgescales.
Species include:
- Sphenopholis filiformis - longleaf wedgescale
- Sphenopholis intermedia - slender wedgescale
- Sphenopholis longiflora - Texas wedgescale
- Sphenopholis nitida - shiny wedgescale
- Sphenopholis obtusataSphenopholis obtusataSphenopholis obtusata is a species of grass known by the common name prairie wedgescale. It is native to North America where it is widespread across southern Canada and the United States...
- prairie wedgescale - Sphenopholis pensylvanica - swamp wedgescale