''Sphenopholis'' is a genus of

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

n and Hawaiian 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 ...

. They are known generally as wedgescales. ; SpeciesBiota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
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Sphenopholis filiformis ''Sphenopholis'' is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the Poaceae, grass family. They are known generally as wedgescales. ; Species * ''Sphenopholis filiformis'' - longleaf wedgescale - Texas, TX Oklahoma, OK Arkansas, AR Louisia ...

'' - longleaf wedgescale - TX OK AR LA TN MS AL GA FL NC SC VA PA * ''

Sphenopholis intermedia ''Sphenopholis intermedia'', the slender wedgegrass or slender wedgescale, is an annual grass native to North America. The specific epithet "''intermedia''" means "intermediate". The diploid number is 14. Description ''Sphenopholis intermedia'' ...

'' - slender wedgescale - Canada (every province + territory except

Nunavut Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...

), USA (every state except California + Hawaii) * ''

Sphenopholis interrupta ''Sphenopholis'' is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the grass family. They are known generally as wedgescales. ; Species * ''Sphenopholis filiformis'' - longleaf wedgescale - TX OK AR LA TN MS AL GA FL NC SC VA PA ...

'' - CO OK AZ NM TX LA, Baja California * ''

Sphenopholis longiflora ''Sphenopholis'' is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the grass family. They are known generally as wedgescales. ; Species * ''Sphenopholis filiformis'' - longleaf wedgescale - TX OK AR LA TN MS AL GA FL NC SC VA PA ...

'' - Texas wedgescale - TX OK AR LA * ''

Sphenopholis nitida ''Sphenopholis'' is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the grass family. They are known generally as wedgescales. ; Species * ''Sphenopholis filiformis'' - longleaf wedgescale - TX OK AR LA TN MS AL GA FL NC SC VA PA ...

'' - shiny wedgescale - Ontario, eastern half of United States * ''

Sphenopholis obtusata ''Sphenopholis obtusata'' is a species of grass known by the common names prairie wedgescale and prairie wedge grass. It is native to North America where it is widespread across southern Canada and the United States. It occurs in many types of ha ...

'' - prairie wedgescale - widespread in contiguous United States + southern Canada, plus Hawaii, Mexico +

Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispayola; tnq, Ayiti or Quisqueya) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and th ...

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Sphenopholis × pallens ''Sphenopholis'' is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the grass family. They are known generally as wedgescales. ; Species * ''Sphenopholis filiformis'' - longleaf wedgescale - TX OK AR LA TN MS AL GA FL NC SC VA PA ...

'' - scattered locations in eastern half of USA—hybrid ''S. obtusata × S. pensylvanica'' * ''

Sphenopholis pensylvanica ''Sphenopholis'' is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the grass family. They are known generally as wedgescales. ; Species * ''Sphenopholis filiformis'' - longleaf wedgescale - TX OK AR LA TN MS AL GA FL NC SC VA PA ...

'' - swamp wedgescale - eastern half of USA

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Pooideae Poaceae genera {{Pooideae-stub