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Achnatherum
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Achnatherum

Achnatherum is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between Achnatherum and genus Stipa; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Achnatherum calamagrostis

speciesAchnatherum calamagrostis

Achnatherum sibiricum

speciesAchnatherum sibiricum

Achnatherum bromoides

speciesAchnatherum bromoides

Chinese needlegrass

speciesAchnatherum pekinense

Achnatherum mandavillei

speciesAchnatherum mandavillei

Achnatherum confusum

speciesAchnatherum confusum

Achnatherum breviaristatum

speciesAchnatherum breviaristatum

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 58367.