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<i>Hilaria</i> (plant)

Hilaria (plant)

Genus of flowering plants

Hilaria is a genus of North American plants in the grass family.[4][5] Members of the genus are commonly known as curly mesquite. They are found in the Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Guatemala.[6]

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The generic name honors French naturalist Augustin Saint-Hilaire (1779–1853).[7]

Species[2][8][9][10][11]

References

  1. [1]
    Tropicos, Hilaria Kunth
  2. [2]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. [3]
    "Genus: Hilaria Kunth". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-03-09. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  4. [4]
    Kunth, Karl Sigismund 1816. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 1: 116–118 in Latin
  5. [5]
    Kunth, Karl Sigismund 1816. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 1: plate 37 line drawing of Hilaria cenchroides
  6. [6]
    Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  7. [7]
    Quattrocchi, Umberto (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses. Vol. II E-O. CRC Press. pp. 1045–1047. ISBN 978-0-8493-1303-5.
  8. [8]
    The Plant List search for Hilaria
  9. [9]
    Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps, Hilaria
  10. [10]
    Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps, Pleuraphis
  11. [11]
    Sohns, E. R. 1956. The genus Hilaria (Gramineae). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 46(10): 311–321


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