Psammochloa is a plant genus in the grass family.[2][3] The only known species is Psammochloa villosa.

Psammochloa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Stipodae
Tribe: Stipeae
Genus: Psammochloa
Hitchc.
Species:
P. villosa
Binomial name
Psammochloa villosa
Synonyms[1]
  • Arundo villosa Trin.
  • Ammophila villosa (Trin.) Hand.-Mazz.
  • Timouria villosa (Trin.) Hand.-Mazz.
  • Psammochloa mongolica Hitchc.
  • Timouria mongolica (Hitchc.) Roshev.

Distribution

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Psammochloa villosa is native to Mongolia and China (Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Xinjiang).[1][4][5] It spreads by rhizomes.

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