''Dichanthium'', known commonly as bluestem or bluegrass, is a

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n plants in the

grass family Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in ...

. Some species have become naturalized in the

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and on various oceanic islands.Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 604 双花草属 shuang hua cao shu ''Dichanthium''
/ref>Bhat, V., et al
Chapter 6: ''Dichanthium''.
In: Kole, C., Ed. ''Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources, Millets and Grasses''. Springer. 2011.

Species

Species include:The Plant List search for ''Dichanthium''
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Former species

Several species formerly included are now regarded as better suited to other genera, including in: ''

Andropogon ''Andropogon'' (common names: beard grass, bluestem grass, broomsedge) is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family, native to much of Asia, Africa, and the Americas, as well as Southern Europe and various oceanic islands. Over 100 speci ...

Bothriochloa ''Bothriochloa'' is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family native to many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands. They are often called beardgrass, bluegrass or bluestem. Some species are invasive in areas wh ...

Capillipedium ''Capillipedium'' (common name scented-tops) is a genus of plants in the grass family. They are native to Africa, Asia, Australia, and certain islands in the Western Pacific. '' Capillipedium mistryi'' is an exception in the genus from India in ...

, Euclasta'', and ''

Pseudodichanthium ''Pseudodichanthium'' is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. The only known species is ''Pseudodichanthium serrafalcoides'', native to Maharashtra and Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southea ...

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References

External links

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Dichanthium
at Grassbase—The World Online Grass Flora
USDA Plants Profile for ''Dichanthium''
Andropogoneae Poaceae genera Grasses of Africa Grasses of Asia {{Panicoideae-stub