Schizachyrium

Translingual

Schizachyrium scoparium in a garden

Etymology

From schiz- (“split”) +‎ Ancient Greek ἄχυρον (ákhuron, “chaff”), referring to either the glume or the toothed lemmas.

Proper noun

Schizachyrium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the little bluestem grasses.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; Panicoideae - subfamily; Sacchareae - tribe; Andropogoninae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Schizachyrium brevifolium - type species; Schizachyrium condensatum (Colombian bluestem), Schizachyrium littorale (shore little bluestem), Schizachyrium maritimum (gulf bluestem), Schizachyrium niveum (pinescrub bluestem), Schizachyrium rhizomatum (Florida little bluestem), Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem), Schizachyrium spadiceum (honey bluestem), Schizachyrium tenerum (slender little bluestem) - selected species
• For additional species see Schizachyrium on WikispeciesWikispecies or Schizachyrium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Schizachyrium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Schizachyrium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Schizachyrium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Schizachyrium at USDA Plants database