Tetrachaete | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
Tribe: | Eragrostideae |
Subtribe: | Unioliinae |
Genus: |
Tetrachaete Chiov. ex P.R.Pirotta |
Species: | T. elionuroides
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Binomial name | |
Tetrachaete elionuroides |
Tetrachaete is a genus of plants in the grass family. [1] [2] The origin of the genus name is Greek, from tetra for "four" and chaite, for "bristle." [3] There is only one known species, Tetrachaete elionuroides, native to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Yemen, and Oman. [4] [5] [6] [7]