Biology:Cathestecum

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Short description: Genus of grasses

false grama
American grasses (1897) (17525626324).jpg
Cathestecum prostratum
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Cathestecum

J.Presl
Type species
Cathestecum prostratum
J.Presl
Synonyms
  • Cathestechum (misspelling)

Cathestecum (common name false grama)[1] is a genus of the North American plants in the grass family.[2][3][4][5]

The name is sometimes misspelled as Cathestechum.[6]

Species[7][8][9][10][11]
  • Cathestecum brevifolium Swallen - Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, United States (Pima County in Arizona)
  • Cathestecum erectum Vasey & Hack. - Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, United States (Big Bend region in Texas , southern Arizona)
  • Cathestecum prostratum J.Presl - Michoacán, Jalisco, Morelos, Oaxaca, Querétaro, Puebla, Guerrero
  • Cathestecum varium Swallen - Puebla, Oaxaca
formerly included[7]

see Bouteloua

  • Cathestecum multifidum - Bouteloua multifida
  • Cathestecum stoloniferum - Bouteloua reederorum

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3768616 entry