''Zeugites'' is a

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Species

Species of ''Zeugites'' include:The Plant List search for ''Zeugites''
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Zeugites capillaris ''Zeugites'' is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. Its species are native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and/or South America. Species Species of ''Zeugites'' include: * '' Zeugites americanus'' Willd. - from Mexic ...

'' (Hitchc.) Swallen - Jalisco, Colima, México State, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Veracruz (México). * '' Zeugites hackelii'' Swallen - Michoacán, Sinaloa, Jalisco, México State (México). * '' Zeugites hintonii'' Hartley - México State * ''

Zeugites latifolius ''Zeugites'' is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. Its species are native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and/or South America. Species Species of ''Zeugites'' include: * '' Zeugites americanus'' Willd. - from Mexic ...

'' (E.Fourn.) Hemsl. - Jalisco, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas (México), and Honduras * ''

Zeugites munroanus ''Zeugites'' is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. Its species are native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and/or South America. Species Species of ''Zeugites'' include: * '' Zeugites americanus'' Willd. - from Mexic ...

'' Hemsl. - Guatemala, El Salvador; and Chiapas, Veracruz (México). * ''

Zeugites panamensis ''Zeugites'' is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. Its species are native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and/or South America. Species Species of ''Zeugites'' include: * '' Zeugites americanus'' Willd. - from Mexic ...

'' Swallen - Costa Rica, Panama * ''

Zeugites pittieri ''Zeugites'' is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. Its species are native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and/or South America. Species Species of ''Zeugites'' include: * '' Zeugites americanus'' Willd. - from Mexic ...

'' Hack. - from Chiapas (México) to Panama * ''

Zeugites sagittatus ''Zeugites'' is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. Its species are native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and/or South America. Species Species of ''Zeugites'' include: * '' Zeugites americanus'' Willd. - from Mexic ...

'' Hartley - México State * ''

Zeugites smilacifolius ''Zeugites'' is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. Its species are native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and/or South America. Species Species of ''Zeugites'' include: * '' Zeugites americanus'' Willd. - from Mexic ...

'' Scribn. - Michoacán, Morelos, México State, Guerrero, Jalisco (México).

Former species

Species formerly in ''Zeugites'' include: * ''Zeugites sylvaticus - Calderonella sylvatica''

References

External links

Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
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