''Oxychloe'' is a genus of

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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 1860. The genus is native to the

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/ref>Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. ; species * '' Oxychloe andina'' Phil. - Bolivia, Peru, NW Argentina, N Chile * '' Oxychloe bisexualis'' Kuntze - W Argentina, N Chile * '' Oxychloe castellanosii'' Barros - San Juan + La Rioja Provinces of Argentina * '' Oxychloe haumaniana'' (Barros) Barros - San Juan Province of Argentina * '' Oxychloe mendocina'' Barros - Mendoza Province of Argentina ; formerly included moved to ''

Patosia ''Patosia'' is a genus of plant in family Juncaceae described as a genus in 1890. The genus contains only one known species, ''Patosia clandestina'', native to southern South America (Chile, Argentina Argentina (), officially the Arge ...

'' * ''Oxychloe brevifolia'' (Phil.) Buchenau - '' Patosia clandestina'' (Phil.) Buchenau * ''Oxychloe clandestina'' (Buchenau) Hauman - '' Patosia clandestina'' (Phil.) Buchenau

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Juncaceae Poales genera {{poales-stub