Fan grass | |
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Eustachys petraea Midway Atoll, Pacific Ocean |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: |
Eustachys Desv. 1810 not Salisb. 1866 (syn of Ornithogalum) |
Type species | |
Eustachys petraea (Sw.) Desv. |
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Synonyms | |
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Eustachys (fan grass or fingergrass) is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. It is native primarily to warmer parts of the Americas, with a few species in Africa and Asia.
Species include:
Some species formerly under Eustachys are under the genera Chloris or Ornithogalum, they include: