Scleropogon brevifolius
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| Scleropogon brevifolius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Scleropogoninae |
| Genus: | Scleropogon Phil. |
| Species: | S. brevifolius
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| Scleropogon brevifolius Phil.
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Scleropogon is a monotypic genus of grass which includes the sole species Scleropogon brevifolius, or burrograss. This grass is found in two areas of the world, in North America from the southwestern United States to central Mexico and in South America in Chile and Argentina. This is a perennial mat-forming grass with sharp, tufted leaves and firm awns. This grass may be dioecious, with staminate and pistillate plants growing in separate colonies.
References
[edit]- ^ "Scleropogon". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Scleropogon brevifolius". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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Categories:
- Grasses of Argentina
- Grasses of Mexico
- Grasses of the United States
- Native grasses of California
- Flora of Southern America
- Flora of Northwestern Mexico
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Plants described in 1880
- Taxa named by Rodolfo Amando Philippi
- Chloridoideae stubs