''Sphenopholis'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...

n and

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...

an plants in the

grass family Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in ...

. 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 ''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 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'' and the Nunavut Land Claims Agr ...

), 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 Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of B ...

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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 Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

, eastern half of United States * ''

Sphenopholis obtusata ''Sphenopholis obtusata'' is a species of Poaceae, 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 ty ...

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

, Mexico +

Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ) is an island between Geography of Cuba, Cuba and Geography of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and the second-largest by List of C ...

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Sphenopholis × pallens ''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 ...

'' - 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