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Pharus (plant)

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

Species
  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
formerly included

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

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