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Sphenopus

Sphenopus, is a genus of Asian and Mediterranean plants in the grass family.SpeciesSphenopus divaricatus (Gouan) Rchb. - Mediterranean and adjacent regions from Canary Islands and Portugal to Tajikistan Sphenopus ehrenbergii Hausskn. - Libya, Tunisia

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Sphenopus
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
Subtribe: Parapholiinae
Genus: Sphenopus
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Type species
Sphenopus gouanii
(syn of S. divaricatus)1

Sphenopus (common name coastal grass),2 is a genus of Asian and Mediterranean plants in the grass family.345

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