Sphenopholis is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the grass family.Scribner, Frank Lamson. 1906. Rhodora 8(92): 142–146Kunth, Karl Sigismund. 1830. Révision des Graminées 2, pages 341–342 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French, using name RebouleaKunth, Karl Sigismund. 1830. Révision des Graminées 2, plate 84 full-page line drawing of Reboulea gracilis
They are known generally as wedgescales.Grass Manual TreatmentGrassbase - The World Online Grass FloraUSDA Plants Profile
SpeciesThe Plant List search for SphenopholisBiota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps Sphenopholis filiformis - longleaf wedgescale - TX OK AR LA TN MS AL GA FL NC SC VA PA Sphenopholis intermedia - slender wedgescale - Canada (every province + territory except Nunavut), USA (every state except California + Hawaii) Sphenopholis interrupta - CO OK AZ NM TX LA, Baja California Sphenopholis longiflora - Texas wedgescale - TX OK AR LA Sphenopholis nitida - shiny wedgescale - Ontario, eastern half of United States Sphenopholis obtusata - prairie wedgescale - widespread in contiguous United States + southern Canada, plus Hawaii, Mexico + Hispaniola Sphenopholis × pallens - scattered locations in eastern half of USA—hybrid S. obtusata × S. pensylvanica Sphenopholis pensylvanica - swamp wedgescale - eastern half of USA
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