''Tripsacum'' is a

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 ...

native to the

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. Gamagrass is a common name for plants in this genus.

Species

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see '' Anthephora

Apluda ''Apluda'' is a genus of plants in the grass family native to Asia and to various islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The only known species is ''Apluda mutica'', native to Central Asia, China (incl. Taiwan + Tibet), Japan (incl Ry ...

Chionachne

Coelorachis ''Coelorachis'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread across much of Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas. ''Coelorhachis'' is treated by some sources as part of the genus '' Mnesithea'', so the following species can genera ...

Elionurus ''Elionurus'' is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and Neotropical plants in the grass family. ; Species ; formerly included see ''Bothriochloa Lasiurus Loxodera Phacelurus Schizachyrium Urelytrum ''Urelytrum'' is a genus of African ...

Hackelochloa ''Hackelochloa'' is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. The genus was named after Eduard Hackel, an Austrian botanist, by Otto Kuntze, in 1891. Species *''Hackelochloa granularis'' ( L.) Kuntze - sub-Saharan Africa; sout ...

Hemarthria Ischaemum

Lasiurus ''Lasiurus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. Its members are known as hairy-tailed bats or red bats. Phylogeny The following is the relationship of the three genera formerly included within ''Lasiurus'', based on an analysi ...

Manisuris ''Manisuris'' is a genus of Indian plants in the grass family. The only known species is ''Manisuris myurus'', native to Tamil Nadu in southern India. Formerly included species Numerous species are now regarded as better suited in other genera, ...

Microstegium ''Microstegium'' is a genus of African, Asian, and Pacific Island plants in the sorghum tribe within the grass family. Browntop is a common name. ; Species ; formerly included see '' Ischaemum Schizachyrium'' * ''Microstegium pseudeulalia - ...

Pogonatherum ''Pogonatherum'' is a genus of Asian and oceanic island plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Pogonatherum biaristatum'' S.L.Chen & G.Y.Sheng - Hainan * '' Pogonatherum crinitum'' (Thunb.) Kunth - Indian Subcontinent, China, Japan, southe ...

References

External links

Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
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