Arctium is a genus of biennial plants commonly known as burdock, family Asteraceae. Native to Europe and Asia, several species have been widely introduced worldwide. Burdock's clinging properties, in addition to providing an excellent mechanism for seed dispersal, led to the invention of the hook and loop fastener.
Harold Ernest Robinson was an American botanist and entomologist.
Parodiodendron is a monotypic plant genus under the family Picrodendraceae, described as a genus in 1969. The sole species is Parodiodendron marginivillosum(Speg.) Hunz..
Bouteloua is a genus of plants in the grass family Poaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as grama grass.
Deschampsia is a genus of plants in the grass family Poaceae, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass. The genus is widespread across many countries.
Muhlenbergia is a genus of plants in the grass family.
Achnatherum is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family, Poaceae. It includes 20 species of needlegrass native to temperate Eurasia and North Africa. Several needlegrass species have been switched between Achnatherum and genus Stipa; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain. In 2019 Peterson et al. reorganized the genera in tribe Stipeae based on molecular DNA studies, and placed the species from the Americas into other genera.
Melica is a genus of perennial grasses known generally as melic or melic grass. They are found in most temperate regions of the world.
Anthaenantiopsis is a genus of South American plants in the grass family.
Relchela is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Relchela panicoides, native to Chile and Argentina.
Ptilagrostiella kingii is a species of grass known by the common names Sierra false needlegrass and King's ricegrass. It is the sole species in genus Ptialgrostiella. It is a perennial native to central and eastern California and to Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico. In California it is found in the high mountains of the Sierra Nevada, where it grows in meadows and near streams in subalpine and alpine climates.
The Stipeae are a tribe of grasses within the subfamily Pooidae, with up to 600 described species.
Lorenzochloa erectifolia is a species of perennial flowering plant in the grass family. The species is native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
Vahlodea is a monotypic genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Vahlodea atropurpurea(Wahlenb.) Fr.
Zuloagaea is a monotypic genus of the central American plants in the grass family. It only contains one known species, Zuloagaea bulbosa(Kunth) Bess It was formerly known as Panicum bulbosumKunth
Parodiophyllochloa is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family.
Parodiodoxa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It just contains one species, Parodiodoxa chionophila(Speg.) O.E.Schulz
Parodianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae.
Pappostipa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae.
Pseudoeriocoma is a genus of grasses. It includes six species native to Mexico and to Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona in the southwestern United States.
