Hilaria (genus)

Hilaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Tribe:	Cynodonteae
Genus:	Hilaria Kunth
Species
See text
Synonyms
Hexarrhena C.Presl Schleropelta Buckley Symbasiandra Steud.[1]

Hilaria is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. Members of the genus are commonly known as curly mesquite. It contains 9-10 species that are found in the Southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and Venezuela. The generic name honors French naturalist Augustin Saint-Hilaire (1779–1853).^[2]

Selected species

• Hilaria belangeri (Steud.) Nash – Common Curly Mesquite
• Hilaria cenchroides Kunth
• Hilaria swallenii Cory – Swallen's Curly Mesquite^[3]

Formerly placed here

• Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. (as H. jamesii (Torr.) Benth.)
• Pleuraphis mutica Buckley (as H. mutica (Buckley) Benth.)
• Pleuraphis rigida Thurb. (as H. rigida (Thurb.) Benth. ex Scribn.)^[4]

References

1. ^ "Genus: Hilaria Kunth". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-03-09. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?5675. Retrieved 2010-10-22. 
2. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses. II E-O. CRC Press. pp. 1045–1047. ISBN 9780849313035. 
3. ^ "Hilaria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=41765. Retrieved 2010-03-07. 
4. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Hilaria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?5675. Retrieved 2010-10-22. 

External links

• Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora

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