''Distichia'' is a genus of plants in the family
Juncaceae
Juncaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the rush family. It consists of 8 genera and about 464 known species of slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous monocotyledonous plants that may superficially resemble grasses and s ...
described as a genus in 1843.
The genus is native to South America.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>[Balslev, H. & Zuluaga, A. (2009). Juncaceae. Flora de Colombia 26: 1-80. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá.]
; species[
* '' Distichia acicularis'' Balslev & Laegaard - Ecuador
* '' Distichia filamentosa'' Buchenau - Peru, Bolivia, N Chile
* '' Distichia muscoides'' Nees & Meyen - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, NW Argentina
]
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q292883
Juncaceae
Poales genera
Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck