Swallenia
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Swallenia is a rare genus of plants in the grass family, found only in Death Valley National Park, California.[2][3]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
Subtribe: | Scleropogoninae |
Genus: | Swallenia Soderstr. & H.F.Decker |
Species: | S. alexandrae |
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Swallenia alexandrae | |
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The only known species is Swallenia alexandrae, known by the common names Eureka dunegrass[4] and Eureka Valley dune grass. This genus was named for American botanist Jason Richard Swallen (1903-1991). The species was named for American philanthropist and paleontological collector Annie Montague Alexander.[5]