Hilaria (plant)
Hilaria is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. Members of the genus are commonly known as curly mesquite. They are found in the Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Guatemala.
| Hilaria | |
|---|---|
| Hilaria rigida | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Hilariinae P.M.Peterson & Columbus |
| Genus: | Hilaria Kunth |
| Type species | |
| Hilaria cenchroides | |
| Synonyms | |
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The generic name honors French naturalist Augustin Saint-Hilaire (1779–1853).
- Species
- Hilaria annua Reeder & C.Reeder - Colima
- Hilaria belangeri (Steud.) Nash USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) south to Oaxaca
- Hilaria cenchroides Kunth - from Chihuahua to Guatemala; naturalized in Arizona (Pima + Cochise Counties)
- Hilaria ciliata (Scribn.) Sohns - from Chihuahua to Oaxaca
- Hilaria hintonii Sohns - Guerrero, Morelos, Querétaro, México State
- Hilaria jamesii (Torr.) Benth. - United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
- Hilaria mutica (Buckley) Benth. - USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Durango, Zacatecas, Sonora, Baja California Sur)
- Hilaria rigida (Thurb.) Benth. ex Scribn. - United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah), Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Baja California)
- Hilaria semplei Sohns - Michoacán
- Hilaria swallenii Cory - United States (New Mexico, Texas), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas)
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