Tetrachaete
Encyclopedia
Tetrachaete is a genus
of grass in the Poaceae
family. The etymology of the genus is Greek, from tetra for "four" and chaite, for "bristle."
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. The etymology of the genus is Greek, from tetra for "four" and chaite, for "bristle."