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Genus of grasses From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crypsis is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the grass family, sometimes referred to as pricklegrass.[3][4][5][6] These are annual grasses with short leaves. A few species are invasive weeds outside their native ranges.[7][8][9]
Pricklegrass | |
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Crypsis alopecuroides[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
Genus: | Crypsis Ait. |
Type species | |
Crypsis aculeata | |
Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms[2] | |
The following species belong in the genus Crypsis, according to contemporary taxonomic treatments:[2][10][11]
The following species were formerly included in the genus Crypsis, but have since been combined into other genera (Muhlenbergia, Munroa, Phleum, Rhizocephalus, Sporobolus, Urochondra):[2]
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