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Sphenopholis

Sphenopholis is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the grass family.

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Wedgescales
Sphenopholis obtusata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Aveninae
Genus: Sphenopholis
Kunth.12
Type species
Reboulea gracilis
Synonyms3
  • Reboulea Kunth 1830, illegitimate name not Reboulia Raddi 1818
  • Colobanthus (Trin.) Spach 1841, illegitimate name not Bartl. 1830
  • Trisetum unranked Colobanthus Trin.

Sphenopholis is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the grass family.456

They are known generally as wedgescales.789

Species31011
  • Sphenopholis filiformis - longleaf wedgescale - TX OK AR LA TN MS AL GA FL NC SC VA PA
  • Sphenopholis intermedia - slender wedgescale - Canada (every province + territory except Nunavut), USA (every state except California + Hawaii)
  • Sphenopholis interrupta - CO OK AZ NM TX LA, Baja California
  • Sphenopholis longiflora - Texas wedgescale - TX OK AR LA
  • Sphenopholis nitida - shiny wedgescale - Ontario, eastern half of United States
  • Sphenopholis obtusata - prairie wedgescale - widespread in contiguous United States + southern Canada, plus Hawaii, Mexico + Hispaniola
  • Sphenopholis × pallens - scattered locations in eastern half of USA—hybrid S. obtusata × S. pensylvanica
  • Sphenopholis pensylvanica - swamp wedgescale - eastern half of USA
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