''Dissochondrus'', or false bristlegrass, is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...
an plants in the
grass family.
[Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] The only known species is ''Dissochondrus biflorus''.[
]
References
External links
Native Plants Hawaii, Hawaiian Native Plant Genera - Poaceae, ''Dissochondrus biflorus,'' photo by G.D. Carr, Oregon State University
Panicoideae
Endemic flora of Hawaii
Grasses of Oceania
Monotypic Poaceae genera
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