Piptatheropsis is a genus of plants in the grass family.[1][2]

Piptatheropsis
Piptatheropsis micrantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Stipodae
Tribe: Stipeae
Genus: Piptatheropsis
Romasch., P.M. Peterson & Soreng
Type species
Piptatheropsis canadensis

Piptatheropsis is a newly recognized genus, named in 2011, comprising species formerly considered members of Milium, Oryzopsis, Piptatherum, Stipa, and similar genera.[1]

Species[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Romaschenko, K., P. M. Peterson, R. J. Soreng, O. Futorna & A. Susanna. 2011. Phylogenetics of Piptatherum s.l. (Poaceae: Stipeae): evidence for a new genus, Piptatheropsis, and resurrection of Patis. Taxon 60(6): 1703–1716
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families