Schizachyrium
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Schizachyrium scoparium in a garden
Translingual
Etymology
From schiz- (“split”) + Ancient Greek ἄχυρον (ákhuron, “chaff”), referring to either the glume or the toothed lemmas.
Proper noun
Schizachyrium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the little bluestem grasses.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Panicoideae - subfamily; Sacchareae - tribe; Andropogoninae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Schizachyrium brevifolium - type species; Schizachyrium condensatum (Colombian bluestem), Schizachyrium littorale (shore little bluestem), Schizachyrium maritimum (gulf bluestem), Schizachyrium niveum (pinescrub bluestem), Schizachyrium rhizomatum (Florida little bluestem), Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem), Schizachyrium spadiceum (honey bluestem), Schizachyrium tenerum (slender little bluestem) - selected species
- For additional species see
Schizachyrium on WikispeciesWikispecies or 
Schizachyrium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Schizachyrium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Schizachyrium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Schizachyrium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Schizachyrium at USDA Plants database
