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Zeugites americanus Willd.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Zeugites

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Zeugites americanus: Zeugites americanus at the New York Botanical Garden
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Apluda zeugites L.
  • Despretzia mexicana Kunth
  • Krombholzia mexicana (Kunth) Rupr. ex E.Fourn.
  • Panicum schiedei Spreng. ex Steud.
  • Senites haitiensis Hitchc. & Chase
  • Senites mexicanus (Kunth) Hitchc.
  • Senites pringlei (Scribn.) Hitchc.
  • Senites zeugites (L.) Nash ex Hitchc.
  • Zeugites americanus subsp. americanus
  • Zeugites americanus subsp. haitensis Pilg.
  • Zeugites americanus subsp. mexicanus (Kunth) Pilg.
  • Zeugites americanus var. americanus
  • Zeugites americanus var. glandulosus Hack.
  • Zeugites americanus var. mexicanus (Kunth) McVaugh
  • Zeugites americanus var. pringlei (Scribn.) McVaugh
  • Zeugites coloratus Griseb.
  • Zeugites galeottianus Hemsl.
  • Zeugites haitiensis (Pilg.) Urb.
  • Zeugites jamaicensis Raeusch.
  • Zeugites mexicanus (Kunth) Trin. ex Steud.
  • Zeugites mexicanus var. glandulosus Hack.
  • Zeugites pringlei Scribn.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.