''Arthropogon'' is a genus of South American and

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bunchgrass Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks, or bunches, rather than forming a sod or lawn, in meadows, grasslands, and prairies. As perennial ...

plants in the

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Species

Species include:Espejo Serna, A., A. R. López-Ferrari & J. Valdés-Reyna. 2000. Poaceae. Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas: una Sinopsis Florística 10: 7–236 * '' Arthropogon filifolius'' Filg. — endemic to Brazil, in Goiás and Minas Gerais states, and the Distrito Federal. * ''

Arthropogon piptostachyus ''Arthropogon'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean bunchgrass plants in the Poaceae, grass family. Species Species include:Espejo Serna, A., A. R. López-Ferrari & J. Valdés-Reyna. 2000. Poaceae. Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas: una Sinopsi ...

'' (Griseb.) Pilg. — Cuba, Jamaica. * ''

Arthropogon sorengii ''Arthropogon'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean bunchgrass plants in the grass family. Species Species include:Espejo Serna, A., A. R. López-Ferrari & J. Valdés-Reyna. 2000. Poaceae. Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas: una Sinopsis Florís ...

'' Gir.-Cañas — endemic to

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, in Vaupés Department. * '' Arthropogon villosus'' Nees — Brazil,

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Arthropogon xerachne ''Arthropogon'' is a genus of South American and Caribbean bunchgrass plants in the grass family. Species Species include:Espejo Serna, A., A. R. López-Ferrari & J. Valdés-Reyna. 2000. Poaceae. Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas: una Sinopsis Florís ...

'' Ekman — endemic to Brazil, in São Paulo and Paraná states.

Formerly included

Some species formerly in ''Arthropogon'' are reclassified in the genera ''

Altoparadisium ''Altoparadisium'' is a genus of bunchgrass plants in the grass family. The species are native to Brazil and Bolivia in South America. Species Species include: * '' Altoparadisium chapadense'' Filg., Davidse, Zuloaga & Morrone — Brazil. * '' A ...

'' or ''

Canastra ''Canastra'' is a genus of bunchgrass plants in the grass family. Its species are endemic to Brazil. Species Species include: * '' Canastra aristella'' (Döll) Zuloaga & Morrone — Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Sa ...

'', and include:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> * ''Arthropogon bolivianus — Altoparadisium scabrum'' * ''Arthropogon lanceolatus — Canastra lanceolata'' * ''Arthropogon rupestris — Altoparadisium scabrum'' * ''Arthropogon scaber — Altoparadisium scabrum''

References

Panicoideae Poaceae genera Bunchgrasses of North America Bunchgrasses of South America Flora of the Caribbean Grasses of Brazil {{Panicoideae-stub

Species

Formerly included

See also

References