''Chasmanthium'' is a genus of
North American plants in the
grass family
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...
.
Members of the genus are commonly known as woodoats.
One species, ''
Chasmanthium latifolium
''Chasmanthium latifolium'', known as northern wood-oats, inland sea oats, northern sea oats, and river oats is a species of grass native to the central and eastern United States, Manitoba, and northeastern Mexico; it grows as far north as Penns ...
'', is commonly cultivated.
The generic name is derived from the
Greek
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words
χάσμα (''chasma''), meaning "wide opening," and
ἀνθός (''anthos''), meaning "flower."
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* ''Chasmanthium latifolium
''Chasmanthium latifolium'', known as northern wood-oats, inland sea oats, northern sea oats, and river oats is a species of grass native to the central and eastern United States, Manitoba, and northeastern Mexico; it grows as far north as Penns ...
'' (Michx.) H.O.Yates - Indian woodoats - central + southeastern United States ( TX + FL to NE + NJ), plus isolated populations in Manitoba
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* '' Chasmanthium laxum'' (L.) H.O.Yates - slender woodoats - southeastern + south-central United States ( TX + FL to NY)
* '' Chasmanthium nitidum'' (Baldw.) Yates - shiny woodoats - southeastern United States ( AL GA FL NC SC)
* '' Chasmanthium ornithorhynchum'' (Steud.) Yates - birdbill woodoats - southeastern United States ( LA MS AL FL NC SC)
See also
* List of Poaceae genera
The true grasses ( Poaceae) are one of the largest plant families, with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the bamboos, and several i ...
References
External links
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Flora of North America
Poaceae genera
Panicoideae
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