Chasmanthium

Woodoats
	Chasmanthium latifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Tribe:	Chasmanthieae
Genus:	Chasmanthium; Link
Type species
	Chasmanthium gracile; (Michx.) Link
Synonyms
	Gouldochloa J.Valdés, Morden & S.L.Hatch;

Chasmanthium is a genus of North American plants in the grass family.^[4]^[5]

Quick Facts Woodoats, Scientific classification ...

Members of the genus are commonly known as woodoats.^[6] One species, Chasmanthium latifolium, is commonly cultivated.^[4]

The generic name is derived from the Greek words χάσμα (chasma), meaning "wide opening," and ἀνθός (anthos), meaning "flower."^[7]

Chasmanthium curvifolium (Valdés-Reyna, Morden & S.L.Hatch) Wipff & S.D.Jones - Tamaulipas
Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) H.O.Yates - Indian woodoats - central + southeastern United States (TX + FL to NE + NJ), plus isolated populations in Manitoba, Arizona, New Mexico, Nuevo León
Chasmanthium laxum (L.) H.O.Yates - slender woodoats - southeastern + south-central United States (TX + FL to NY)
Chasmanthium nitidum (Baldw.) Yates - shiny woodoats - southeastern United States (AL GA FL NC SC)
Chasmanthium ornithorhynchum (Steud.) Yates - birdbill woodoats - southeastern United States (LA MS AL FL NC SC)

See also