Polypogon

Polypogon
Polypogon interruptus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Agrostidinae
Genus: Polypogon
Desf.
Type species
Polypogon monspeliensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Chaetotropis Kunth
  • Nowodworskya J. Presl
  • Polypogon sect. Nowodworskya (J. Presl) Tzvelev
  • Santia Savi
Polypogon sp.

Polypogon is a nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, commonly known beard grass or rabbitsfoot grass.[2][3][4]