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Crypsis (genus)
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]
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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 | |
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Synonyms[2] | |
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