Pappophorum Explained

Pappophorum is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to the Western Hemisphere.^{[1] [2]} Members of the genus are commonly known as pappusgrass.^[3]

Species^{[4] [5]}

• Pappophorum bicolor E.Fourn.  - pink pappusgrass - Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, D.F., Veracruz, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí
• Pappophorum caespitosum R.E.Fr. - Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay
• Pappophorum hassleri Hack. - Paraguay
• Pappophorum krapovickasii Roseng. - Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil
• Pappophorum mucronulatum Nees - Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
• Pappophorum pappiferum (Lam.) Kuntze  - limestone pappusgrass - Mexico, West Indies, South America
• Pappophorum philippianum Parodi - Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Sonora

formerly includedsee Bouteloua Bromus Enneapogon Pentameris Triodia

Notes and References

1. Schreber, Johann Christian Daniel von. 1791. Genera Plantarum 2: 787
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40000794 Tropicos, Pappophorum Schreb.
3. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00451.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
4. http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Pappophorum Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
5. Davidse, G. 1994. 73. Pappophorum Schreber. 6: 257. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.