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Sphenopholis
Sign in to saveSphenopholis is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the grass family.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Sphenopholis is referenced by 11 other articles, and connects out to North America, Hawaii and plant.
Vinony files it under Poaceae genera and Pooideae.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 294
- With media
- 229
- Family
- Poaceae
- Collections
- US, GMUF, UCONN, CMN, KNK, MO
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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- Sphenopholis
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- Sphenopholis
- topic's main category
- Category:Sphenopholis
- taxon common name
- wedgescale
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Encyclopedic overview
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Sphenopholis is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the grass family.
They are known generally as wedgescales. Species Sphenopholis filiformis - longleaf wedgescale - TX OK AR LA TN MS AL GA FL NC SC VA PA Sphenopholis intermedia - slender wedgescale - Canada (every province + territory except Nunavut), USA (every state except California + Hawaii) Sphenopholis interrupta - CO OK AZ NM TX LA, Baja California Sphenopholis longiflora - Texas wedgescale - TX OK AR LA Sphenopholis nitida - shiny wedgescale - Ontario, eastern half of United States Sphenopholis obtusata - prairie wedgescale - widespread in contiguous United States + southern Canada, plus Hawaii, Mexico + Hispaniola Sphenopholis × pallens - scattered locations in eastern half of USA—hybrid S. obtusata × S. pensylvanica Sphenopholis pensylvanica - swamp wedgescale - eastern half of USA
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