''Anthephora'' 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 ...

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 southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands. ; SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Anthephora ampullacea ''Anthephora'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands. ; Species * '' Anthephora ampullacea'' - Guinea, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola * '' Anthephora ar ...

'' -

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

, Nigeria,

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

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Anthephora argentea ''Anthephora'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands. ; Species * ''Anthephora ampullacea'' - Guinea, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola * '' Anthephora arg ...

'' - Namibia, Botswana, Cape Province * ''

Anthephora cristata ''Anthephora'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands. ; Species * ''Anthephora ampullacea'' - Guinea, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola * ''Anthephora argent ...

'' - from Guinea to Angola * ''

Anthephora elongata ''Anthephora'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands. ; Species * ''Anthephora ampullacea'' - Guinea, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola * ''Anthephora argent ...

'' - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Zambia * '' Anthephora hermaphrodita'' - Mexico, Central America, northern South America, West Indies, Galápagos; naturalized in Florida, Hawaii * ''

Anthephora laevis ''Anthephora'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands. ; Species * '' Anthephora ampullacea'' - Guinea, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola * '' Anthephora ar ...

'' - Eritrea, Sudan,

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

Palestine __NOTOC__ Palestine may refer to: * State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia * Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia * Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...

, Jordan * ''

Anthephora nigritana ''Anthephora'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands. ; Species * ''Anthephora ampullacea'' - Guinea, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola * ''Anthephora argent ...

'' -

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesNigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Yemen, Saudi Arabia * ''

Anthephora pubescens ''Anthephora pubescens'', with the common names bottle brush grass and wool grass, is a draught tolerant bunchgrass native to tropical and southern Africa. Common names in other languages include: af, Borseltjiegras, naq, uruǀgâab, hz, otj ...

'' - dry Africa from Algeria to Somalia to Cape Province; Iran * ''

Anthephora pungens ''Anthephora'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands. ; Species * ''Anthephora ampullacea'' - Guinea, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola * '' Anthephora arg ...

'' - Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia * ''

Anthephora schinzii ''Anthephora'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands. ; Species * ''Anthephora ampullacea'' - Guinea, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola * '' Anthephora arg ...

'' - Angola, Botswana, Cape Province, Namibia * ''

Anthephora truncata ''Anthephora'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands. ; Species * ''Anthephora ampullacea'' - Guinea, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola * '' Anthephora arg ...

'' - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe ; formerly included see '' Bouteloua

Hilaria The Hilaria (; Latin "the cheerful ones", a term derived from the borrowed adjective grc, ἱλαρός "cheerful, merry") were ancient Roman religious festivals celebrated on the March equinox to honor Cybele. Origins The term seems origina ...

Tarigidia ''Tarigidia'' is a genus of South African and Puerto Rican plants in the grass family. Some authors have suggested that the genus might be of hybrid origin: '' Anthephora × Digitaria''. ; Species * '' Tarigidia aequiglumis'' (Gooss.) Stent - ...

'' * ''Anthephora aequiglumis -

Tarigidia aequiglumis ''Tarigidia'' is a genus of South African and Puerto Rican plants in the grass family. Some authors have suggested that the genus might be of hybrid origin: ''Anthephora × Digitaria''. ; Species * '' Tarigidia aequiglumis'' (Gooss.) Stent - N ...

'' * ''Anthephora axilliflora -

Bouteloua dactyloides ''Bouteloua dactyloides'', commonly known as buffalograss or a buffalo grass, is a North American prairie grass native to Canada, Mexico, and the United States. It is a shortgrass found mainly on the High Plains and is co-dominant with blue gram ...

'' * ''Anthephora belangeri -

Hilaria belangeri ''Hilaria belangeri'' is a species of grass known by the common name curly mesquite, sometimes written curlymesquite or curly-mesquite. It is not related to mesquites, which are legumes. This grass is native to Mexico and the southwestern United ...

'' * ''Anthephora punctulata -

Hilaria cenchroides The Hilaria (; Latin "the cheerful ones", a term derived from the borrowed adjective grc, ἱλαρός "cheerful, merry") were ancient Roman religious festivals celebrated on the March equinox to honor Cybele. Origins The term seems origina ...

References

External links

Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Panicoideae Poaceae genera {{Panicoideae-stub

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