Shoregrass (Monanthochloe)
Description
Monanthochloe is a genus of monocotyledonous plants of the family Poaceae , subfamily Chloridoideae ,native to America , which includes three species . Some authors classify these species in the genus Distichlis . They are perennial, rhizomatous and stoloniferous herbaceous plants , small (with stems up to 5 to 20 cm high), with an ericoid habit. The inflorescences are reduced to a single spikelet . Species of this genus are dioecious , each plant bearing only spikelets of the same sex, male or female
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Order: Poales
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Family: Poaceae
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Genus: Monanthochloe
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