| Triplasis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Triplasis purpurea | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Gouiniinae |
| Genus: | Triplasis P.Beauv. |
| Type species | |
| Triplasis americana | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Triplasis is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. Sandgrass is a common name for plants in this genus.[2] The genus name Triplasis is Greek, meaning "threefold", referring to the triple nerved lemmas.[3]
- ^ "Triplasis P.Beauv". Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ NRCS. "Triplasis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ Merrit Lyndon Fernald (1970). R. C. Rollins (ed.). Gray's Manual of Botany (Eighth (Centennial) - Illustrated ed.). D. Van Nostrand Company. p. 130. ISBN 0-442-22250-5.