Enneapogon

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Enneapogon
Enneapogon nigricans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Eragrostideae
Subtribe: Cotteinae
Genus: Enneapogon
Desv. ex P.Beauv.
Type species
Enneapogon desvauxii
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Pappophorum sect. Enneapogon (Desv. ex P. Beauv.) Hack.
  • Pappophorum sect. Enneapogon (Desv. ex P. Beauv.) Trin.
  • Calotheria Wight & Arn. ex Steud.

Enneapogon is a cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family.[2][4][5]

They are also called bottle washers or pappus grass. These perennial grass species are found in tropical and warm temperate areas. They have small, narrow inflorescences.[6][7][8]

Species[3][9]

References

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  1. ^ lectotype designated by Hitchcock, U.S. Dept. Agric. Bull. 772: 83 (1920)
  2. ^ a b c Tropicos, Enneapogon Desv. ex P. Beauv.
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 81-82 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French
  5. ^ Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie plate XVI (16), figure XI (11) line drawings of Enneapogon desvauxii
  6. ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 456 九顶草属 jiu ding cao shu Enneapogon Desvaux ex P. Beauvois
  7. ^ "Atlas of Living Australia, Enneapogon Desv. ex P.Beauv., Nineawn grasses". Archived from the original on 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  8. ^ Jepson Manual Treatment
  9. ^ The Plant List search for Enneapogon
  10. ^ Enneapogon nigricans. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium of New South Wales. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
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