Fingerhuthia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.[1][2] Common names are thimble grass[3] and Zulu fescue.

Fingerhuthia
Fingerhuthia africana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Eragrostideae
Subtribe: Unioliinae
Genus: Fingerhuthia
Nees ex Lehm.
Type species
Fingerhuthia africana
Species[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Lehmann, Johann Georg Christian. 1834. Semina in Horto Botanico Hamburgensi 1834: 7
  2. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  3. ^ "Government of Namibia, 4th Definitive Stamp series, Biodiversity". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  4. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. ^ The Plant List search for Fingerhuthia
  6. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
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