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Triplachne

Shining grass
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Triplachne
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Species: T. nitens
Binomial name
Triplachne nitens
(Guss.) Link
Synonyms
  • Agrostis nitens Guss.
  • Lachnagrostis gussonis Trin.
  • Gastridium nitens (Guss.) Coss. & Durieu
  • Gastridium triaristatum Durieu
  • Gastridium littorale Durieu ex Parl.
  • Milium lendigerum Delile ex Boiss.

Triplachne is a genus of seaside plants in the grass family, native to shorelines in the Mediterranean region from the Canary Islands to Turkey. The only known species is Triplachne nitens, called shining grass. It is native to Spain (incl Canary + Balearic Is), Portugal (incl Madeira), Sicily, Greece (incl Crete), Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt (incl Sinai), Turkey, Cyprus, Palestine, Israel.



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