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

  1. Tropicos, Hilaria Kunth
  2. 1 2 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


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