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 the Western Hemisphere.Tropicos, Pappophorum Schreb. /ref> Members of the genus are commonly known as pappusgrass.
; SpeciesDavidse, G. 1994. 73. ''Pappophorum'' Schreber. 6: 257. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F..
* '' Pappophorum bicolor'' E.Fourn. – Pink pappusgrass - Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, D.F., Veracruz, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí
* '' Pappophorum caespitosum'' R.E.Fr. - Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay
* '' Pappophorum hassleri'' Hack. - Paraguay
* '' Pappophorum krapovickasii'' Roseng. - Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil
* '' Pappophorum mucronulatum'' Nees - Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
* '' Pappophorum pappiferum'' (Lam.) Kuntze – Limestone Pappusgrass - Mexico, West Indies, South America
* '' Pappophorum philippianum'' Parodi - Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Sonora
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Enneapogon
''Enneapogon'' is a cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family.
They are also called bottle washers or pappus grass. These perennial grass species are found in tropical and warm temperate areas. They have small, narrow inflorescences.
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Pentameris
''Pentameris'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native primarily to Africa, with a few species in Yemen and on certain islands in the Indian Ocean.
A significant number of species are endemic to South Africa.Linder, Hans Peter, et ...