Enneapogon

Enneapogon is a cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family.

Enneapogon
Enneapogon nigricans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Eragrostideae
Subtribe: Cotteinae
Genus: Enneapogon
Desv. ex P.Beauv.
Type species
Enneapogon desvauxii
Synonyms
  • Pappophorum sect. Enneapogon (Desv. ex P. Beauv.) Hack.
  • Pappophorum sect. Enneapogon (Desv. ex P. Beauv.) Trin.
  • Calotheria Wight & Arn. ex Steud.

They are also called bottle washers or pappus grass. These perennial grass species are found in tropical and warm temperate areas. They have small, narrow inflorescences.

Species
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