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Hilaria (plant)

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Hilaria
Hilaria rigida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Hilariinae
P.M.Peterson & Columbus
Genus: Hilaria
Kunth
Type species
Hilaria cenchroides
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Hexarrhena C.Presl
  • Schleropelta Buckley
  • Pleuraphis Torr.

Hilaria is a genus of North American plants in the grass family.[4][5] Members of the genus are commonly known as curly mesquite. They are found in the Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Guatemala.[6]

The generic name honors French naturalist Augustin Saint-Hilaire (1779–1853).[7]

Species[2][8][9][10][11]

References

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  1. ^ Tropicos, Hilaria Kunth
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ "Genus: Hilaria Kunth". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-03-09. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  4. ^ Kunth, Karl Sigismund 1816. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 1: 116–118 in Latin
  5. ^ Kunth, Karl Sigismund 1816. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 1: plate 37 line drawing of Hilaria cenchroides
  6. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  7. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses. Vol. II E-O. CRC Press. pp. 1045–1047. ISBN 978-0-8493-1303-5.
  8. ^ The Plant List search for Hilaria
  9. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps, Hilaria
  10. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps, Pleuraphis
  11. ^ Sohns, E. R. 1956. The genus Hilaria (Gramineae). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 46(10): 311–321