| Blysmus | |
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| Botanical illustration of Blysmus compressus and Blysmus rufus. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Blysmus Panz. ex Schult. [1] |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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