''Chasmanthium'' 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 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 ...
.
Members of the genus are commonly known as woodoats.
One species, ''
Chasmanthium latifolium
''Chasmanthium latifolium'', known as northern wood-oats, inland sea oats, northern sea oats, and river oats is a species of grass native to the central and eastern United States, Manitoba, and northeastern Mexico; it grows as far north as Pennsy ...
'', is commonly cultivated.
The generic name is derived from the
Greek words
χάσμα (''chasma''), meaning "wide opening," and
ἀνθός (''anthos''), meaning "flower."
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''Chasmanthium'' is a genus of North American plants in the grass family.
Members of the genus are commonly known as woodoats. One species, ''Chasmanthium latifolium'', is commonly cultivated.
The generic name is derived from the Greek words Ï ...
'' (Valdés-Reyna, Morden & S.L.Hatch) Wipff & S.D.Jones - Tamaulipas
* ''Chasmanthium latifolium
''Chasmanthium latifolium'', known as northern wood-oats, inland sea oats, northern sea oats, and river oats is a species of grass native to the central and eastern United States, Manitoba, and northeastern Mexico; it grows as far north as Pennsy ...
'' (Michx.) H.O.Yates - Indian woodoats - central + southeastern United States ( TX + FL to NE + NJ), plus isolated populations in Manitoba, Arizona, New Mexico, Nuevo León
Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. With a ...
* ''Chasmanthium laxum
''Chasmanthium'' is a genus of North American plants in the grass family.
Members of the genus are commonly known as woodoats. One species, ''Chasmanthium latifolium'', is commonly cultivated.
The generic name is derived from the Greek words Ï ...
'' (L.) H.O.Yates - slender woodoats - southeastern + south-central United States ( TX + FL to NY)
* ''Chasmanthium nitidum
''Chasmanthium'' is a genus of North American plants in the grass family.
Members of the genus are commonly known as woodoats. One species, ''Chasmanthium latifolium'', is commonly cultivated.
The generic name is derived from the Greek words Ï ...
'' (Baldw.) Yates - shiny woodoats - southeastern United States ( AL GA FL NC SC)
* ''Chasmanthium ornithorhynchum
''Chasmanthium'' is a genus of North American plants in the grass family.
Members of the genus are commonly known as woodoats. One species, ''Chasmanthium latifolium'', is commonly cultivated.
The generic name is derived from the Greek words Ï ...
'' (Steud.) Yates - birdbill woodoats - southeastern United States ( LA MS AL FL NC SC)
See also
* List of Poaceae genera
References
External links
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Flora of North America
Poaceae genera
Panicoideae
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