Greeneochloa

Greeneochloa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Echinopogoninae
Genus:
P.M.Peterson, Soreng, Romasch. & Barberá

Greeneochloa is a genus of grasses. It includes three species native to North America and Hawaii.[1] These species were formerly placed in genus Calamagrostis.[2]

Three species are accepted.[1]

  • Greeneochloa coarctata (Eaton) P.M.Peterson, Soreng, Romasch. & Barberá – eastern United States
  • Greeneochloa expansa (Munro ex Hillebr.) P.M.Peterson, Romasch. & Soreng – Hawaiian Islands
  • Greeneochloa tweedyi (Scribn.) P.M.Peterson, Soreng, Romasch. & Barberá – northwestern United States

References

  1. ^ a b "Greeneochloa P.M.Peterson, Soreng, Romasch. & Barberá". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  2. ^ Peterson, P.M., Soreng, R.J., Romaschenko, K., Barberá, P., Quintanar, A., Aedo, C. and Saarela, J.M. (2022), Phylogeny and biogeography of Calamagrostis (Poaceae: Pooideae: Poeae: Agrostidinae), description of a new genus, Condilorachia (Calothecinae), and expansion of Greeneochloa and Pentapogon (Echinopogoninae). J. Syst. Evol., 60: 570–590. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12819
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