''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, 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 ...
, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a
bunchgrass
Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks, or bunches, rather than forming a sod or lawn, in meadows, grasslands, and prairies. As perennial ...
genus in the tribe
Stipeae.
[Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)]
''Piptochaetium''.
GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
Some of its species have been included in the genus ''
Stipa'' by some authors.
; Species
[''Piptochaetium'', North American species.]
USDA PLANTS Profile.[''Piptochaetium''.]
Germplasm Resources Information Network.[Gould, F. W. & R. Moran. 1981. The grasses of Baja California, Mexico. Memoir San Diego Society of Natural History 12: 1–140]
* ''Piptochaetium alpinum
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase - The Onl ...
'' - Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul
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* ''Piptochaetium angolense
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase - The Onl ...
'' - Coquimbo
* ''Piptochaetium angustifolium
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase - The Onl ...
'' - Coahuila
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Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...
, Tamaulipas, Nuevo León
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, México State
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* ''Piptochaetium avenaceum
''Piptochaetium avenaceum'', commonly called black oat grass, blackseed needle grass or blackseed speargrass, is a species of perennial bunchgrass native to eastern North America. It is a member of the grass family Poaceae.
Distribution
''Piptoc ...
'' — black oatgrass, blackseed needlegrass - United States ( Texas to Florida north to Massachusetts + Michigan), Ontario, Tamaulipas, Nuevo León
* ''Piptochaetium avenacioides
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase - The Onl ...
'' - Florida speargrass - Florida
* ''Piptochaetium bicolor
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase - The Onl ...
'' - Rio Grande do Sul, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile incl Juan Fernández Islands
* ''Piptochaetium brachyspermum
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase - The Onl ...
'' - Buenos Aires
* ''Piptochaetium brevicalyx
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase - The Onl ...
'' - central + eastern Mexico
* ''Piptochaetium burkartianum
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase - The Onl ...
'' - Corrientes
* ''Piptochaetium cabrerae
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase - The Onl ...
'' - Buenos Aires
* ''Piptochaetium calvescens
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase - The On ...
'' - Buenos Aires, Uruguay
* '' Piptochaetium confusum'' - Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul, Entre Rios
* '' Piptochaetium cucullatum'' - Uruguay
* '' Piptochaetium featherstonei'' - Peru, Bolivia
* ''Piptochaetium fimbriatum
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase - The Onl ...
'' - pinyon ricegrass - Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Mexico, Guatemala
* '' Piptochaetium hackelii'' - Argentina, Uruguay
* '' Piptochaetium hirtum'' - Chile
* '' Piptochaetium indutum'' - Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Salta
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, Jujuy
* '' Piptochaetium jubatum'' - Uruguay
* '' Piptochaetium lasianthum'' - Uruguay, Argentina, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul
* '' Piptochaetium leiopodum'' - Buenos Aires, Uruguay
* '' Piptochaetium medium'' - Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela
* '' Piptochaetium montevidense'' - Uruguayan ricegrass - Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela
* '' Piptochaetium napostaense'' - Argentina
* ''Piptochaetium palustre
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase - The O ...
'' - Santa Catarina
* ''Piptochaetium panicoides
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase - The Onl ...
'' - Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela
* ''Piptochaetium pringlei
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase - The Onl ...
'' - Pringle's speargrass - Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Mexico
* '' Piptochaetium ruprechtianum'' - Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil
* '' Piptochaetium sagasteguii'' - Peru
* '' Piptochaetium seleri'' - Mexico, Guatemala
* '' Piptochaetium setosum'' - bristly speargrass - Chile
* ''Piptochaetium stipoides
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase - The O ...
'' - purple speargrass - Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia; naturalized in Mexico, California
* ''Piptochaetium tovarii
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase ...
'' - Peru
* ''Piptochaetium uruguense
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase ...
'' - Argentina, Uruguay, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraguay, San Luis Potosí
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* ''Piptochaetium virescens
''Piptochaetium'', or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, native to North and South America. ''Piptochaetium'' is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.Clayton, W. D., et al. (2006 onwards)''Piptochaetium''.GrassBase ...
'' - Mexico, Guatemala
; formerly included[
see '' Nassella Stipa''
]
References
External links
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1807642
Pooideae
Poaceae genera
Bunchgrasses of North America
Bunchgrasses of South America
Flora of Central America
Grasses of Argentina
Grasses of Brazil
Grasses of Mexico
Grasses of the United States