Redfieldia

Redfieldia
Blowout grass on a sand dune
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Redfieldia
Vasey
Species:
R. flexuosa
Binomial name
Redfieldia flexuosa
(Thurb. ex A. Gray) Vasey
Synonyms

Graphephorum flexuosum Thurb. ex A. Gray

Redfieldia, known as blowout grass, is a monotypic genus in the grass family (Poaceae). The sole species, Redfieldia flexuosa, is native to sandhills in the western and central United States.[1][2] The plants grow in small clusters, protecting each other from the harsh desert conditions.

  1. ^ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
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