Dichanthium Explained

Dichanthium, known commonly as bluestem or bluegrass, is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family.

Some species have become naturalized in the Americas and on various oceanic islands.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Species

Species include:^[5]

Former species

Several species formerly included are now regarded as better suited to other genera, including in: Andropogon, Bothriochloa, Capillipedium, Euclasta, and Pseudodichanthium.

External links

• • • Dichanthium at Grassbase—The World Online Grass Flora
• USDA Plants Profile for Dichanthium

Notes and References

1. Willemet, Pierre Remi 1796. Annalen der Botanick. ed. Usteri 18: 11
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=109887 Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 604 双花草属 shuang hua cao shu Dichanthium
3. Bhat, V., et al. Chapter 6: Dichanthium. In: Kole, C., Ed. Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources, Millets and Grasses. Springer. 2011.
4. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:416238 Atlas of Living Australia, Dichanthium Willemet Bluegrasses
5. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Dichanthium The Plant List search for Dichanthium