''Microstegium'' is a genus of African, Asian, and Pacific Island plants in the sorghum tribe within 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 ...

. Browntop is a common name. ; Species ; formerly included see '' Ischaemum

Schizachyrium ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...

'' * ''Microstegium pseudeulalia -

Schizachyrium pseudeulalia ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United Stat ...

'' * ''Microstegium rupestre -

Ischaemum polystachyum ''Ischaemum polystachyum'', the paddle grass, is a species of perennial in the family Poaceae. It is a common species found in New Guinea and the Pacific Islands, and is often found on roadsides and in gardens. It has become an invasive species ...

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Panicoideae Grasses of Africa Grasses of Asia Grasses of Oceania Grasses of China Poaceae genera Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck {{Panicoideae-stub