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Dissanthelium

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Dissanthelium
Dissanthelium californicum[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Dissanthelium
Trin.
Type species
Dissanthelium supinum
Synonyms[3][1]

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]

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]

Species[3]
formerly included[3]

see Poa

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