Carl Sigismund Kunth, also Karl Sigismund Kunth or anglicized as Charles Sigismund Kunth, was a German botanist. He is known for being one of the first to study and categorise plants from the American continents, publishing Nova genera et species plantarum quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt Bonpland et Humboldt.
Beschorneria is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae, native to semi-arid areas of Mexico and Central America. They are generally large evergreen perennials forming clumps of grey-green leaves, with tall flower-spikes to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft). Marginally hardy, they may require winter protection in areas subject to frost.
- Beschorneria albifloraMatuda - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras
- Beschorneria calcicolaA.García-Mendoza - Puebla, Oaxaca, Veracruz
- Beschorneria dubiaCarrière - Tamaulipas
- Beschorneria rigidaRose - Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí, Puebla
- Beschorneria septentrionalisA.García Mendoza - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León
- Beschorneria tubiflora(Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Kunth - San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo
- Beschorneria wrightiiHook.f - México State
- Beschorneria yuccoidesK.Koch - Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz
Eulalia is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family.
Sporobolus virginicus, known by numerous common names including seashore dropseed, marine couch, sand couch, salt couch grass, saltwater couch, coastal rat-tail grass, and nioaka, is a species of grass with a wide distribution.
Exotheca is a genus of African and Southeast Asian plants in the grass family.
Ratzeburgia is a genus of plants in the grass family.
Reynaudia is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Reynaudia filiformis, native to the Greater Antilles.
Amphicarpum is a genus of North American plants in the grass family, found only in the eastern United States.
Cleistachne is a genus of African and Asian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Cleistachne sorghoides, native to eastern and southeastern Africa, and parts of Asia.
Cottea is a genus of plants in the grass family native to North and South America. There is only one known species, Cottea pappophoroides, native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina.
Sphenopholis is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the grass family.
Harpochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family, common name caterpillar grass.
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.
Leptothrium is a genus of African, Asian, and Neotropical plants in the grass family.
Maltebrunia is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Mnesithea, or jointtail grass, is a genus of Asian, Australian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family.
Calamagrostis lapponica, the Lappland reedgrass, is a grass species native to colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere. It has been reported from Scandinavia, Russia, Greenland, Alaska, and every Canadian province and territory except the Maritime Provinces.
Staberoha is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1841. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.
Diectomis is a genus of tropical plants in the grass family. The only known species is Diectomis fastigiata, widespread across tropical parts of Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
Sesleria autumnalis, commonly known as autumn moor grass, is a species of grass within the family Poaceae. It is native to southeastern Europe and often used as ornamental ground cover in North America.
