''Sphenopholis'' is a

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of North American and

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an plants in the grass family. They are known generally as wedgescales. ; SpeciesBiota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
/ref> * '' Sphenopholis filiformis'' - longleaf wedgescale - TX OK AR LA TN MS AL GA FL NC SC VA PA * '' Sphenopholis intermedia'' - slender wedgescale - Canada (every province + territory except Nunavut), USA (every state except California + Hawaii) * '' Sphenopholis interrupta'' - CO OK AZ NM TX LA,

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* '' Sphenopholis longiflora'' - Texas wedgescale - TX OK AR LA * '' Sphenopholis nitida'' - shiny wedgescale -

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, eastern half of United States * '' Sphenopholis obtusata'' - prairie wedgescale - widespread in contiguous United States + southern Canada, plus

, Mexico + Hispaniola * '' Sphenopholis × pallens'' - scattered locations in eastern half of USA—hybrid ''S. obtusata × S. pensylvanica'' * '' Sphenopholis pensylvanica'' - swamp wedgescale - eastern half of USA

References

Pooideae Poaceae genera {{Pooideae-stub