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Genus of grasses From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dissanthelium is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is native to the Americas, especially in the Andes of South America.[4][5][6][7]
| Dissanthelium | |
|---|---|
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| Dissanthelium californicum[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Dissanthelium Trin. |
| Type species | |
| Dissanthelium supinum | |
| Synonyms[3][2] | |
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The only species native to the United States, D. californicum, was thought to be extinct until a single population was discovered on Santa Catalina Island, California, in 2005.[8]
see Poa
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