''Piptatheropsis'' is a genus of plants 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 ...
.
[Romaschenko, K., P. M. Peterson, R. J. Soreng, O. Futorna & A. Susanna. 2011. Phylogenetics of ''Piptatherum'' s.l. (Poaceae: Stipeae): evidence for a new genus, ''Piptatheropsis'', and resurrection of ''Patis''. Taxon 60(6): 1703–1716]
''Piptatheropsis'' is a newly recognized genus, named in 2011, comprising species formerly considered members of ''
Milium,
Oryzopsis
''Oryzopsis'' is a genus of Chinese and North American plants in the grass family. Species from this genus are commonly called ricegrass.[Piptatherum
''Piptatherum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family known as ricegrass.
They are widely distributed across much of Eurasia, North Africa, and North America. These are clumping perennial grasses with long, tapering leaf blades.
; Species
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,
Stipa
''Stipa'' is a genus of around 300 large perennial hermaphroditic grasses collectively known as feather grass, needle grass, and spear grass. They are placed in the subfamily Pooideae and the tribe Stipeae, which also contains many species form ...
'', and similar genera.
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; SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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* '' Piptatheropsis canadensis'' (Poir.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng - Canada ( BC to LAB), northeastern United States ( ME NH NY MI WI MN WV)
* ''Piptatheropsis exigua
''Piptatheropsis'' is a genus of plants in the grass family.Romaschenko, K., P. M. Peterson, R. J. Soreng, O. Futorna & A. Susanna. 2011. Phylogenetics of ''Piptatherum'' s.l. (Poaceae: Stipeae): evidence for a new genus, ''Piptatheropsis'', and ...
'' (Thurb.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng - western North America
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( ABT BC CO ID MT OR WA WY CAL Cal or CAL may refer to:
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* ''Cal'' (novel), a 1983 novel by Bernard MacLaverty
* "Cal" (short story), a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov
* ''Cal'' (1984 film), an Irish drama starring John Lynch and Helen Mir ...
NV UT)
* '' Piptatheropsis micrantha'' (Trin. & Rupr.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng - western North America ( ABT BC MAN
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SAS CO ID MT WY ND NE OK SD AZ CAL Cal or CAL may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Cal'' (novel), a 1983 novel by Bernard MacLaverty
* "Cal" (short story), a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov
* ''Cal'' (1984 film), an Irish drama starring John Lynch and Helen Mir ...
NV UT NM TX)
* '' Piptatheropsis pungens'' (Torr. ex Spreng.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng - Canada ( BC to LAB plus NWT + YUK), United States (Northeast
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, Great Lakes
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, Black Hills
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of SD + WY, Rocky Mountains
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of CO + NM)
* '' Piptatheropsis shoshoneana'' (Curto & Douglass M.Hend.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng - Idaho
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, Nevada
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References
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Pooideae
Poaceae genera