''Aegopogon'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

New World The term ''New World'' is often used to mean the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. 3 ...

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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 ...

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Salta Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic ce ...

Jujuy San Salvador de Jujuy (), commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador, is the capital and largest city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. Also, it is the seat of the Doctor Manuel Belgrano Department. It lies near ...

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Aegopogon tenellus ''Aegopogon'' is a genus of New World plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Aegopogon bryophilus'' Döll - Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro), Argentina ( Tucumán, Salta, Jujuy) * '' Aegopogo ...

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Amphipogon ''Amphipogon'', the greybeard grasses, is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family. ; Species ; formerly included see '' Diplopogon Melanocenchris '' * ''Amphipogon humilis - Melanocenchris jacquemontii'' * ''Amphipogon setaceus - M ...

Bouteloua ''Bouteloua'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. Members of the genus are commonly known as grama grass. Taxonomy and systematics The genus was named for Claudio and Esteban Boutelou, 19th-century Spanish botanists. David Griffiths ...

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Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Poaceae genera Taxa named by Aimé Bonpland Taxa named by Alexander von Humboldt Chloridoideae {{Chloridoideae-stub

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