''Distichlis'' is a genus of

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and

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n 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 ...

.Bell, H. L. & J. T. Columbus. 2008. Proposal for an expanded ''Distichlis'' (Poaceae, Chloridoideae): Support from molecular, morphological, and anatomical characters. Systematic Botany (3): 536–551. Plants in this genus are

dioecious Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...

, have

rhizome In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...

s or

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s, and have conspicuously distichous leaves.

Species

Species included in ''Distichlis'' include:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Distichlis acerosa ''Distichlis'' is a genus of American and Australian plants in the grass family.Bell, H. L. & J. T. Columbus. 2008. Proposal for an expanded ''Distichlis'' (Poaceae, Chloridoideae): Support from molecular, morphological, and anatomical characte ...

'' (Griseb.) H.L.Bell & Columbus – Argentina * ''

Distichlis australis ''Distichlis'' is a genus of American and Australian plants in the grass family.Bell, H. L. & J. T. Columbus. 2008. Proposal for an expanded ''Distichlis'' (Poaceae, Chloridoideae): Support from molecular, morphological, and anatomical characte ...

'' (Speg.) Villamil – Argentina * ''

Distichlis bajaensis ''Distichlis bajaensis'' is a rare species of grass known by the common name Baja grass.Bell, H. L. (2010). A new species of ''Distichlis'' (Poaceae, Chloridoideae) from Baja California, Mexico. ''Madroño'' 57:1 54-63. Distribution ''Distichlis ...

'' H.L.Bell – Mexico * ''

Distichlis distichophylla ''Distichlis distichophylla'' is a species of grass commonly known as Australian salt-grass, emu grass or pineapple grass. It is a dioecious perennial plant that grows to about 30 cm in height, with creeping rhizomes up to 1 m long. I ...

'' (Labill.) Fassett –

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Distichlis eludens ''Distichlis'' is a genus of American and Australian plants in the grass family.Bell, H. L. & J. T. Columbus. 2008. Proposal for an expanded ''Distichlis'' (Poaceae, Chloridoideae): Support from molecular, morphological, and anatomical characte ...

'' (Soderstr. & H.F.Decker) H.L.Bell & Columbus –

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, Zacatecas,

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Distichlis humilis ''Distichlis'' is a genus of Americas, American and Australian plants in the Poaceae, grass family.Bell, H. L. & J. T. Columbus. 2008. Proposal for an expanded ''Distichlis'' (Poaceae, Chloridoideae): Support from molecular, morphological, and an ...

'' Phil. – Peru,

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, Chile, Argentina * ''

Distichlis laxiflora ''Distichlis'' is a genus of American and Australian plants in the grass family.Bell, H. L. & J. T. Columbus. 2008. Proposal for an expanded ''Distichlis'' (Poaceae, Chloridoideae): Support from molecular, morphological, and anatomical characters ...

'' Hack. – Argentina * ''

Distichlis littoralis ''Distichlis'' is a genus of American and Australian plants in the grass family.Bell, H. L. & J. T. Columbus. 2008. Proposal for an expanded ''Distichlis'' (Poaceae, Chloridoideae): Support from molecular, morphological, and anatomical characte ...

'' (Engelm.) H.L.Bell & Columbus – California, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Mexico, Bahamas, Cuba * ''

Distichlis palmeri ''Distichlis palmeri'' is an obligate emergent (it has aerenchyma) perennial rhizomatous dioecious halophytic C4 grass in the Poacea (Gramineae) family. ''D. palmeri'' is a saltwater marsh grass endemic to the tidal marshes of the northern par ...

'' (Vasey) Fassett ex I.M.Johnst. – Baja California,

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* '' Distichlis scoparia'' (Kunth) Arechav. – Chile, Argentina, Uruguay * '' Distichlis spicata'' (L.) Greene – from

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to Uruguay including Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Galápagos

Formerly included

Species formerly included in ''Distichlis'' include: * ''Distichlis ammobia – Poa obvallata'' * ''Distichlis condensata – Eragrostis condensata'' * ''Distichlis multinervosa – Vaseyochloa multinervosa'' * ''Distichlis sudanensis –

Aeluropus lagopoides ''Aeluropus lagopoides'', sometimes called mangrove grass or rabbit-foot aeluropus, is a species of Eurasian and African plant in the grass family, found primarily in salty soils and waste places. Description ''Aeluropus lagopoides'' is a mat-fo ...

'' * ''Distichlis texana – Allolepis texana'' * ''Distichlis volckmannii –

Poa cumingii ''Poa'' is a genus of about 570 species of grasses, native to the temperate regions of both hemispheres. Common names include meadow-grass (mainly in Europe and Asia), bluegrass (mainly in North America), tussock (some New Zealand species ...

References

* * Chloridoideae Grasses of North America Grasses of Oceania Grasses of South America Poaceae genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque Dioecious plants {{Chloridoideae-stub