What is "schismus"

Schismus is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the grass family. Two species are naturalized in North America, where they are known as Mediterranean grass.

1. Schismus arabicus - Greece, North Africa, East Africa, Asia (from Saudi Arabia to Xinjiang); naturalized in scattered locations in Australia, United States, Mexico, Chile, Argentina
2. Schismus barbatus - Mediterranean and neighboring regions (from Canary Islands to Tibet); South Africa; naturalized in scattered locations in Australia, United States, Mexico, Chile, Argentina
3. Schismus inermis - South Africa
4. Schismus scaberrimus - South Africa
5. Schismus schismoides - South Africa, Namibia

see Deschampsia Disakisperma Tribolium

• Schismus gouanii - Deschampsia media
• Schismus patens - Disakisperma dubium
• Schismus pleuropogon - Tribolium pleuropogon
• Schismus villarsii - Deschampsia media