Eustachys

Eustachys (fan grass or fingergrass) is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. It is native primarily to warmer parts of the Americas, with a few species in Africa and Asia.

Eustachys
Eustachys petraea
Midway Atoll, Pacific Ocean
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Eleusininae
Genus: Eustachys
Desv. 1810 not Salisb. 1866 (syn of Ornithogalum)
Type species
Eustachys petraea
Synonyms
  • Chloroides Fisch. ex Regel
  • Schultesia Spreng.
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