Pappophorum is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to the Western Hemisphere.Schreber, Johann Christian Daniel von. 1791. Genera Plantarum 2: 787Tropicos, Pappophorum Schreb. Members of the genus are commonly known as pappusgrass.Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
SpeciesBiota of North America Program 2013 county distribution mapsDavidse, 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. 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 included see Bouteloua Bromus Enneapogon Pentameris Triodia
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