PLANTS Profile for Crypsis (pricklegrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Crypsis Aiton
pricklegrass

Symbol:

CRYPS

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Images:
Crypsis Aiton

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Distribution:
Crypsis Aiton

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, CO, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MI, MO, MT, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (BC, ON)

Related Taxa:
Crypsis Aiton

View 342 genera in Poaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Crypsis alopecuroides (Piller & Mitterp.) Schrad.. . Image Available.

Crypsis alopecuroides
foxtail pricklegrass

Distribution of Crypsis schoenoides (L.) Lam.. . Image Available.

Crypsis schoenoides
swamp pricklegrass

Distribution of Crypsis vaginiflora (Forssk.) Opiz. . Image Available.

Crypsis vaginiflora
modest prickle grass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Crypsis Aiton

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Crypsis Aiton – pricklegrass

More Accounts and Images:
Crypsis Aiton

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41602.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 07:05 AM CDT