Sphenopus (common name coastal grass),[2] is a genus of Asian and Mediterranean plants in the grass family.[3][4][5]
| Sphenopus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Subtribe: | Parapholiinae |
| Genus: | Sphenopus Trin. |
| Type species | |
| Sphenopus gouanii (syn of S. divaricatus)[1] | |
- Sphenopus divaricatus (Gouan) Rchb. - Mediterranean and adjacent regions from Canary Islands and Portugal to Tajikistan
- Sphenopus ehrenbergii Hausskn. - Libya, Tunisia
References edit
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Nebbia delle saline, Coastal Grass, Sphenopus divaricatus (Gouan) Rchb.
- ^ Trinius, Carl Bernhard von. 1820. Fundamenta Agrostographiae page 135
- ^ Tropicos, Sphenopus Trin.
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ The Plant List search for Sphenopus