''Luziola'' (watergrass) is a genus of New World 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 North and South America including the West Indies. ; SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
/ref> * '' Luziola bahiensis'' (Steud.) Hitchc. - South America (

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to Argentina), Greater Antilles, Central America, USA ( FL AL MS) * '' Luziola brasiliana'' Moric. - Venezuela ( Portuguesa, Apure, Bolívar, Barinas, Guárico), Brazil (

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, Bahia) * '' Luziola brasiliensis'' (Trin.) Swallen - Venezuela ( Guárico), Brazil (

, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Norte) * '' Luziola caespitosa'' Swallen - Brazil ( Bahia) * '' Luziola divergens'' Swallen - Minas Gerais * ''

Luziola fluitans ''Luziola'' (watergrass) is a genus of New World in the grass family, native to North and South America including the West Indies. ; Species * ''Luziola bahiensis'' (Steud.) Hitchc. - South America (Colombia to Argentina), Greater Antill ...

'' (Michx.) Terrell & H.Rob. - Mexico,

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, USA ( TX LA AR MS AL GA FL NC SC) * ''

Luziola fragilis ''Luziola'' (watergrass) is a genus of New World in the grass family, native to North and South America including the West Indies. ; Species * ''Luziola bahiensis'' (Steud.) Hitchc. - South America (Colombia to Argentina), Greater Antill ...

'' Swallen -

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, Venezuela ( Guárico),

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( Beni), Brazil (

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, Minas Gerais, Paraná) * ''

Luziola gracillima ''Luziola'' (watergrass) is a genus of New World in the grass family, native to North and South America including the West Indies. ; Species * ''Luziola bahiensis'' (Steud.) Hitchc. - South America (Colombia to Argentina), Greater Antill ...

'' Prodoehl - Mexico, Paraguay, Argentina * ''

Luziola peruviana ''Luziola'' (watergrass) is a genus of New World in the grass family, native to North and South America including the West Indies. ; Species * ''Luziola bahiensis'' (Steud.) Hitchc. - South America (Colombia to Argentina), Greater Antill ...

'' J.F.Gmel. - Cuba; Latin America from Mexico to Uruguay; naturalized in United States ( TX LA FL) * '' Luziola spruceana'' Benth. ex Döll -

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, Trinidad, Brazil, Paraguay * '' Luziola subintegra'' Swallen - from Mexico + Greater Antilles to Paraguay; naturalized in Florida

References

Poaceae genera Oryzoideae {{Poaceae-stub