# Distichlis
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{{Short description|Genus of grasses}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Starr 071227-1052 Distichlis spicata.jpg
|image_caption = ''[Distichlis spicata](/source/Distichlis_spicata)''
|display_parents = 3
|parent_authority = Pilg. ex Potztal
|taxon = Distichlis
|authority = [Raf.](/source/Constantine_Samuel_Rafinesque)
|type_species_authority = [Raf.](/source/Constantine_Samuel_Rafinesque)
|type_species = ''[Distichlis maritima](/source/Distichlis_maritima)''
(syn of ''D. spicata)''
|synonyms_ref = [
|synonyms =
* ''Reederochloa'' Soderstr. & H.F.Decker
* ''Monanthochloe'' Engelm.
* ''Halochloa'' Griseb. 1879, illegitimate homonym not [Kütz.](/source/Friedrich_Traugott_K%C3%BCtzing) 1843
* ''Brizopyrum'' J.Presl 1830, illegitimate homonym not Link 1827 nor Stapf 1898
}}
'''''Distichlis''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of [American](/source/Americas) and [Australia](/source/Australia)n plants in the [grass family](/source/Poaceae).][Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel 1819. Journal de Physique, de Chimie, d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts 89: 104][Bell, H. L. & J. T. Columbus. 2008. Proposal for an expanded ''Distichlis'' (Poaceae, Chloridoideae): Support from molecular, morphological, and anatomical characters. Systematic Botany (3): 536–551.][Catasus Guerra, L. 1997. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, I. Fontqueria 46: [i–ii], 1–259][Negritto, M. A., L. R. Servivanti & A. M. Anton. 2003. 19. Poaceae, parte 5. Tribu Eragrostideae. Flora Fanerogámica Argentina 86: 1–68][{{Cite web |url=http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00199.htm |title=Grassbase – The World Online Grass Flora |access-date=2009-10-10 |archive-date=2009-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904050045/http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00199.htm |url-status=live }}] Plants in this genus are [dioecious](/source/dioecious), have [rhizome](/source/rhizome)s or [stolon](/source/stolon)s, and have conspicuously [distichous](/source/distichous) leaves.[
==Species==
Species included in ''Distichlis'' include:][[https://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=451422 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]][{{Cite web |url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Distichlis |title=The Plant List, search for ''Distichlis'' |access-date=2015-03-10 |archive-date=2020-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219171339/http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Distichlis |url-status=live }}]
* ''[Distichlis acerosa](/source/Distichlis_acerosa)'' (Griseb.) H.L.Bell & Columbus – [Argentina](/source/Argentina)
* ''[Distichlis australis](/source/Distichlis_australis)'' (Speg.) Villamil – [Argentina](/source/Argentina)
* ''[Distichlis bajaensis](/source/Distichlis_bajaensis)'' H.L.Bell – [Mexico](/source/Mexico)
* ''[Distichlis distichophylla](/source/Distichlis_distichophylla)'' (Labill.) Fassett – [Australia](/source/Australia)
* ''[Distichlis eludens](/source/Distichlis_eludens)'' (Soderstr. & H.F.Decker) H.L.Bell & Columbus – [Durango](/source/Durango), [Zacatecas](/source/Zacatecas), [San Luis Potosí](/source/San_Luis_Potos%C3%AD)
* ''[Distichlis humilis](/source/Distichlis_humilis)'' Phil. – [Peru](/source/Peru), [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia), [Chile](/source/Chile), [Argentina](/source/Argentina)
* ''[Distichlis laxiflora](/source/Distichlis_laxiflora)'' Hack. – [Argentina](/source/Argentina)
* ''[Distichlis littoralis](/source/Distichlis_littoralis)'' (Engelm.) H.L.Bell & Columbus – [California](/source/California), [Texas](/source/Texas), [Louisiana](/source/Louisiana), [Florida](/source/Florida), [Mexico](/source/Mexico), [Bahamas](/source/Bahamas), [Cuba](/source/Cuba)
* ''[Distichlis palmeri](/source/Distichlis_palmeri)'' (Vasey) Fassett ex I.M.Johnst. – [Baja California](/source/Baja_California), [Sonora](/source/Sonora)
* ''[Distichlis scoparia](/source/Distichlis_scoparia)'' (Kunth) Arechav. – [Chile](/source/Chile), [Argentina](/source/Argentina), [Uruguay](/source/Uruguay)
* ''[Distichlis spicata](/source/Distichlis_spicata)'' (L.) Greene – from [Newfoundland](/source/Newfoundland) + [Northwest Territories](/source/Northwest_Territories) to [Uruguay](/source/Uruguay) including [Bahamas](/source/Bahamas), [Greater Antilles](/source/Greater_Antilles), [Galápagos](/source/Gal%C3%A1pagos)
==Formerly included==
Species formerly included in ''Distichlis'' include:[
* ''Distichlis ammobia – [Poa obvallata](/source/Poa_obvallata)''
* ''Distichlis condensata – [Eragrostis condensata](/source/Eragrostis_condensata)''
* ''Distichlis multinervosa – [Vaseyochloa multinervosa](/source/Vaseyochloa_multinervosa)''
* ''Distichlis sudanensis – [Aeluropus lagopoides](/source/Aeluropus_lagopoides)''
* ''Distichlis texana – [Allolepis texana](/source/Allolepis_texana)''
* ''Distichlis volckmannii – [Poa cumingii](/source/Poa_cumingii)''
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{Commons category-inline|Distichlis|''Distichlis''}}
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Category:Distichlis
Category:Chloridoideae
Category:Grasses of North America
Category:Grasses of Oceania
Category:Grasses of South America
Category:Poaceae genera
Category:Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
Category:Dioecious plants
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