''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of 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 ...

. The name is derived from the

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words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States, members of the genus are commonly known as bluestems.

Species

Species in the genus include: * ''

Schizachyrium beckii ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' Killeen - Bolivia * ''

Schizachyrium bemarivense ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' A.Camus - Madagascar * ''

Schizachyrium brevifolium ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Sw.) Nees ex Buse – Serillo dulce - widespread in tropics * ''

Schizachyrium cirratum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Hack.) Wooton & Standl. - USA (AZ NM TX), Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador * ''

Schizachyrium claudopus ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Chiov.) Chiov - Tanzania, Zaïre, Zambia * ''

Schizachyrium condensatum ''Schizachyrium condensatum'' is a species of grass known by the English common names Colombian bluestem,Schizachyrium crinizonatum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' S.T.Blake - Australia * ''

Schizachyrium cubense ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Hack.) Nash - Cuba * ''

Schizachyrium delavayi ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Hack.) Bor - China, Himalayas * ''

Schizachyrium delicatum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' Stapf - tropical Africa * ''

Schizachyrium djalonicum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' Jacq.-Fél. - Guinea to Sierra Leone * ''

Schizachyrium dolosum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' S.T.Blake - Northern Territory, Queensland * '' Schizachyrium exile'' (Hochst.) Pilg. - tropical + southern Africa; Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar * '' Schizachyrium fragile'' (R.Br.) A.Camus - southern China, Vietnam, Java, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Micronesia * ''

Schizachyrium gaumeri ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' Nash - Yucatán Peninsula, Chiapas * ''

Schizachyrium gracile ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' (Spreng.) Nash - West Indies, Guatemala, Chiapas, Florida * ''

Schizachyrium gracilipes ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' (Hack.) A.Camus - southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, northeastern Argentina * ''

Schizachyrium gresicola ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' Jacq.-Fél - Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria * ''

Schizachyrium hatschbachii ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' Peichoto - Brazil, northern Argentina * ''

Schizachyrium impressum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' (Hack.) A.Camus - Jammu & Kashmir * ''

Schizachyrium jeffreysii ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' (Hack.) Stapf - Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, Limpopo, Mpumalanga * ''

Schizachyrium kwiluense ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' Vanderyst ex Robyns - Zaïre, Congo Republic * ''

Schizachyrium lomaense ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' A.Camus - Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast * ''

Schizachyrium lopollense ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Rendle) Sales- Angola, Zambia, Mozambique * ''

Schizachyrium maclaudii ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Jacq.-Fél.) S.T.Blake - West Africa * ''

Schizachyrium malacostachyum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' (J.Presl) Nash - Mesoamerica, Colombia, West Indies * ''

Schizachyrium maritimum ''Schizachyrium maritimum'' is a species of grass known by the common name Gulf bluestem. It is native to the Gulf Coast of the United States, where its distribution extends from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.Schizachyrium mexicanum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Hitchc.) A.Camus - Mexico * ''

Schizachyrium mitchellianum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' B.K.Simon - Western Australia * ''

Schizachyrium muelleri ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' Nash - Veracruz * ''

Schizachyrium mukuluense ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' Vanderyst - Zaïre * ''

Schizachyrium multinervosum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' Nash - Cuba * ''

Schizachyrium niveum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Swallen) Gould – Pinescrub bluestem - Florida, Georgia * ''

Schizachyrium nodulosum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Hack.) Stapf - western + central Africa * '' Schizachyrium occultum'' S.T.Blake - Northern Territory, Queensland * ''

Schizachyrium pachyarthron ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' C.A.Gardner - Australia * ''

Schizachyrium parvifolium ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Hitchc.) Borhidi & Catasús - Cuba * ''

Schizachyrium penicillatum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' Jacq.-Fél - Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sierra Leone * ''

Schizachyrium perplexum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' S.T.Blake - Northern Territory, Queensland * ''

Schizachyrium platyphyllum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' (Franch.) Stapf - Africa, Madagascar * ''

Schizachyrium pseudeulalia ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Hosok.) S.T.Blake - Flores, Maluku, Sulawesi, Philippines, New Guinea, northern Australia, Caroline Is * ''

Schizachyrium pulchellum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (D.Don ex Benth.) Stapf - tropical Africa * ''

Schizachyrium radicosum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' Jacq.-Fél - Guinea * ''

Schizachyrium reedii ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' (Hitchc. & Ekman) Borhidi & Catasús - Cuba * ''

Schizachyrium rhizomatum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Swallen) Gould – Florida little bluestem - Florida * ''

Schizachyrium ruderale ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' Clayton - western Africa * ''

Schizachyrium rupestre ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (K.Schum.) Stapf - tropical Africa, KwaZulu-Natal * ''

Schizachyrium salzmannii ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Trin. ex Steud.) Nash - Mexico, Honduras, Lesser Antilles, South America * ''

Schizachyrium sanguineum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' (Retz.) Alston – Crimson bluestem - tropical Africa, tropical Asia, New Guinea, Latin America, West Indies, USA (AZ NM TX FL GA AL) * ''

Schizachyrium scabriflorum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' (Rupr. ex Hack.) A.Camus - Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina, southern Brazil * ''

Schizachyrium schweinfurthii ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Hack.) Stapf - tropical Africa * ''

Schizachyrium scintillans ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' Stapf - tropical Africa * ''

Schizachyrium scoparium ''Schizachyrium scoparium'', commonly known as little bluestem or beard grass, is a species of North American prairie grass native to most of the contiguous United States (except California, Nevada, and Oregon) as well as a small area north of ...

'' (Michx.) Nash – Little bluestem - widespread in Canada + USA + Mexico * ''

Schizachyrium semitectum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Swallen) Reeder - Mexico, Guatemala * ''

Schizachyrium spicatum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Spreng.) Herter - Uruguay, Paraguay, northern Argentina, southern Brazil * ''

Schizachyrium stoloniferum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' Nash - USA (MS AL GA FL NC SC) * ''

Schizachyrium sulcatum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Ekman) S.T.Blake - Colombia, Bolivia, western Brazil * '' Schizachyrium tenerum'' Nees – Slender bluestem - USA (OK TX LA MS AL FL GA NC) * ''

Schizachyrium thollonii ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' (Franch.) Stapf - tropical Africa * ''

Schizachyrium urceolatum ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' (Hack.) Stapf - tropical Africa * ''

Schizachyrium yangambiense ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' Germ. - Zaïre Some species formerly included in ''Schizachyrum'' are now considered better suited to other genera: ''

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 ...

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Dichanthium ''Dichanthium'', known commonly as bluestem or bluegrass, is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family. Some species have become naturalized in the Americas and on various oceanic islands.Bhat, V., et alChapter 6: ' ...

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Rottboellia ''Rottboellia'' (commonly called itch grass) is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family. The genus was named in honour of Danish botanist Christen Friis Rottbøll (1727-1797). ; Species * '' Rottboellia cochinchine ...

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Sehima ''Sehima'' is a genus of mostly Asian and African plants in the grass family.Sphaerocaryum ''Sphaerocaryum'' is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. The only known species is ''Sphaerocaryum malaccense'', native to southern China, Indochina, the Indian Subcontinent, Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, and Sumatra. (''Isachne pulc ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q2708217 Poaceae genera Grasses of Africa Grasses of Asia Grasses of Oceania Grasses of North America Grasses of South America Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck