Luziola Explained

Luziola (watergrass) is a genus of New World in the grass family, native to North and South America including the West Indies.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species^{[4] [5]}

• Luziola bahiensis (Steud.) Hitchc. - South America (Colombia to Argentina), Greater Antilles, Central America, USA (FL AL MS)
• Luziola brasiliana Moric. - Venezuela (Portuguesa, Apure, Bolívar, Barinas, Guárico), Brazil (Piauí, Bahia)
• Luziola brasiliensis (Trin.) Swallen - Venezuela (Guárico), Brazil (Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Norte)
• Luziola caespitosa Swallen - Brazil (Bahia)
• Luziola divergens Swallen - Minas Gerais
• Luziola fluitans (Michx.) Terrell & H.Rob. - Mexico, Guatemala, USA (TX LA AR MS AL GA FL NC SC)
• Luziola fragilis Swallen - Costa Rica, Venezuela (Guárico), Bolivia (Beni), Brazil (Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Paraná)
• Luziola gracillima Prodoehl - Mexico, Paraguay, Argentina
• Luziola peruviana J.F.Gmel. - Cuba; Latin America from Mexico to Uruguay; naturalized in United States (TX LA FL)
• Luziola spruceana Benth. ex Döll - Honduras, Trinidad, Brazil, Paraguay
• Luziola subintegra Swallen - from Mexico + Greater Antilles to Paraguay; naturalized in Florida

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5437267#page/128/mode/1up Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de. 1789. Genera Plantarum page 33
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40010003 Tropicos, Luziola Juss.
3. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00362.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=423145 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Luziola Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps