''Chasmanthium'' is a genus of
North America
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n plants in the
grass family
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.
Members of the genus are commonly known as woodoats.
One species, ''
Chasmanthium latifolium'', 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'' (Michx.) H.O.Yates - Indian woodoats - central + southeastern United States ( TX + FL to NE + NJ), plus isolated populations in Manitoba
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, Arizona
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, New Mexico
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, Nuevo León
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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
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References
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Flora of Northern America
Poaceae genera
Panicoideae
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