What is "pharus"

Pharus, the stalkgrasses, is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family.

1. Pharus ecuadoricus Judz. - Ecuador
2. Pharus lappulaceus Aubl. - Americas from Florida + San Luis Potosí to Uruguay
3. Pharus latifolius L. - Americas from Cuba + Veracruz to Bolivia
4. Pharus mezii Prodoehl - southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador
5. Pharus parvifolius Nash - southern Mexico, Central America, northern South America, West Indies
6. Pharus virescens Döll - Central America, northern South America
7. Pharus vittatus Lem. - Central America, Colombia

see Hygroryza Leersia Leptaspis Scrotochloa

• Pharus aristatus - Hygroryza aristata
• Pharus banksii - Leptaspis banksii
• Pharus ciliatus - Leersia hexandra
• Pharus natans - Hygroryza aristata
• Pharus urceolatus - Scrotochloa urceolata

Pharus may refer to:

• Pharus (plant), a genus of grasses
• Pharos, Greek name for lighthouses, used for:
  • Pharos of Alexandria
  • Pharus (colony), Greek colony on the Adriatic island of Hvar