Distichlis

Distichlis is a genus of American and Australian plants in the grass family. Plants in this genus are dioecious, have rhizomes or stolons, and have conspicuously distichous leaves.

==Species== Species included in Distichlis include: Distichlis acerosa (Griseb.) H.L.Bell & Columbus – Argentina Distichlis australis (Speg.) Villamil – Argentina Distichlis bajaensis H.L.Bell – Mexico Distichlis distichophylla (Labill.) Fassett – Australia Distichlis eludens (Soderstr. & H.F.Decker) H.L.Bell & Columbus – Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí Distichlis humilis Phil. – Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina Distichlis laxiflora Hack. – Argentina Distichlis littoralis (Engelm.) H.L.Bell & Columbus – California, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Mexico, Bahamas, Cuba Distichlis palmeri (Vasey) Fassett ex I.M.Johnst. – Baja California, Sonora Distichlis scoparia (Kunth) Arechav. – Chile, Argentina, Uruguay Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene – from Newfoundland + Northwest Territories to Uruguay including Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Galápagos