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Cleistogenes caespitosa ''Cleistogenes'' is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family. The name ''Cleistogenes'' was for a time considered an invalidly published name synonymous with ''Kengia,'' but revisions to the Code of Nomenclature have reversed t ...

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Cleistogenes festucacea ''Cleistogenes'' is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family. The name ''Cleistogenes'' was for a time considered an invalidly published name synonymous with ''Kengia,'' but revisions to the Code of Nomenclature have reversed t ...

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Cleistogenes gatacrei ''Cleistogenes'' is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family. The name ''Cleistogenes'' was for a time considered an invalidly published name synonymous with ''Kengia,'' but revisions to the Code of Nomenclature have reversed t ...

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Cleistogenes hackelii ''Cleistogenes'' is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family. The name ''Cleistogenes'' was for a time considered an invalidly published name synonymous with ''Kengia,'' but revisions to the Code of Nomenclature have reversed t ...

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Cleistogenes hancei ''Cleistogenes'' is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family. The name ''Cleistogenes'' was for a time considered an invalidly published name synonymous with ''Kengia,'' but revisions to the Code of Nomenclature have reversed t ...

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Cleistogenes kitagawae ''Cleistogenes'' is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family. The name ''Cleistogenes'' was for a time considered an invalidly published name synonymous with ''Kengia,'' but revisions to the Code of Nomenclature have reversed t ...

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Cleistogenes mucronata ''Cleistogenes'' is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family. The name ''Cleistogenes'' was for a time considered an invalidly published name synonymous with ''Kengia,'' but revisions to the Code of Nomenclature have reversed t ...

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Cleistogenes nedoluzhkoi ''Cleistogenes'' is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family. The name ''Cleistogenes'' was for a time considered an invalidly published name synonymous with ''Kengia,'' but revisions to the Code of Nomenclature have reversed t ...

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Cleistogenes polyphylla ''Cleistogenes'' is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family. The name ''Cleistogenes'' was for a time considered an invalidly published name synonymous with ''Kengia,'' but revisions to the Code of Nomenclature have reversed t ...

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Cleistogenes ramiflora ''Cleistogenes'' is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family. The name ''Cleistogenes'' was for a time considered an invalidly published name synonymous with ''Kengia,'' but revisions to the Code of Nomenclature have reversed t ...

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Cleistogenes serotina ''Cleistogenes serotina'' is a species of grass in the family Poaceae, native to Europe and temperate Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a s ...

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Cleistogenes songorica ''Cleistogenes'' is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family. The name ''Cleistogenes'' was for a time considered an invalidly published name synonymous with ''Kengia,'' but revisions to the Code of Nomenclature have reversed t ...

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Cleistogenes squarrosa ''Cleistogenes'' is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family. The name ''Cleistogenes'' was for a time considered an invalidly published name synonymous with ''Kengia,'' but revisions to the Code of Nomenclature have reversed ...

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Orinus ''Orinus'' is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Orinus alticulmus'' L.B.Cai & Tong L.Zhang - Qinghai * '' Orinus anomala'' Keng f. - Qinghai, Sichuan * ''Orinus kokonorica'' (K.S.Hao) Keng - Gansu, Qinghai * '' Orinus ...

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Orinus kokonorica ''Orinus'' is a genus of Asian plants in the Poaceae, grass family. ; Species * ''Orinus alticulmus'' L.B.Cai & Tong L.Zhang - Qinghai * ''Orinus anomala'' Keng f. - Qinghai, Sichuan * ''Orinus kokonorica'' (K.S.Hao) Keng - Gansu, Qinghai * ''Or ...

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Orinus thoroldii ''Orinus'' is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. ; Species * ''Orinus alticulmus'' L.B.Cai & Tong L.Zhang - Qinghai * ''Orinus anomala'' Keng f. - Qinghai, Sichuan * ''Orinus kokonorica'' (K.S.Hao) Keng - Gansu, Qinghai * ''Orinus lo ...

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Chloridoideae Poaceae genera Grasses of Asia Grasses of Europe Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Chloridoideae-stub