Distichlis

Distichlis is a genus of American and Australian plants in the grass family.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} Plants in this genus are dioecious, have rhizomes or stolons, and have conspicuously distichous leaves.^[3]

Distichlis
Distichlis spicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Tribe:	Cynodonteae
Subtribe:	Monanthochloinae Pilg. ex Potztal
Genus:	Distichlis Raf.
Type species
Distichlis maritima (syn of D. spicata) Raf.
Synonyms[1]
Reederochloa Soderstr. & H.F.Decker Monanthochloe Engelm. Halochloa Griseb. 1879, illegitimate homonym not Kütz. 1843 Brizopyrum J.Presl 1830, illegitimate homonym not Link 1827 nor Stapf 1898

Species

Species included in Distichlis include:^[1][7]

• Distichlis acerosa (Griseb.) H.L.Bell & Columbus – Argentina
• Distichlis australis (Speg.) Villamil – Argentina
• Distichlis bajaensis H.L.Bell – Mexico
• Distichlis distichophylla (Labill.) Fassett – Australia
• Distichlis eludens (Soderstr. & H.F.Decker) H.L.Bell & Columbus – Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí
• Distichlis humilis Phil. – Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
• Distichlis laxiflora Hack. – Argentina
• Distichlis littoralis (Engelm.) H.L.Bell & Columbus – California, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Mexico, Bahamas, Cuba
• Distichlis palmeri (Vasey) Fassett ex I.M.Johnst. – Baja California, Sonora
• Distichlis scoparia (Kunth) Arechav. – Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
• Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene – from Newfoundland + Northwest Territories to Uruguay including Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Galápagos

Formerly included

Species formerly included in Distichlis include:^[1]

• Distichlis ammobia – Poa obvallata
• Distichlis condensata – Eragrostis condensata
• Distichlis multinervosa – Vaseyochloa multinervosa
• Distichlis sudanensis – Aeluropus lagopoides
• Distichlis texana – Allolepis texana
• Distichlis volckmannii – Poa cumingii