Hopia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
Tribe: | Paspaleae |
Subtribe: | Paspalinae |
Genus: | Hopia Zuloaga & Morrone |
Species: | H. obtusa
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Binomial name | |
Hopia obtusa | |
Synonyms | |
Panicum obtusum Kunth |
Hopia obtusa is a species of grass commonly known as vine mesquite. This plant was treated as Panicum obtusum until recently when more molecular and genetic material revealed new information about it.[1] Hopia obtusa is now placed in the monotypic genus Hopia.[1]