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Cleistogenes
Scientific Name: Cleistogenes
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
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Cleistogenes: A Genus of Eurasian Grasses
Cleistogenes is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the grass family (Poaceae), native to Eurasia. The name Cleistogenes itself was once considered invalidly published.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cleistogenes Keng
- Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
- Major Group: Angiosperms (Flowering plants)
- Synonyms (for Kengia serotina): Cleistogenes serotina, Festuca serotina
Distribution and Habitat
- Cleistogenes species are native to Europe and temperate Asia.
- Cleistogenes songorica is found in the pastoral steppe of Inner Mongolia.
- Cleistogenes grasslands can be found in postcultural acidocline sub-Mediterranean xeric grasslands of the Adriatic facade of the Balkan peninsula.
Morphological Characteristics
- Cleistogenes are perennial plants.
- Cleistogenes squarrosa exhibits a mat-forming habit.
- Culms of Cleistogenes squarrosa are geniculately ascending, 15-25 cm long, and 0.5-1 mm in diameter.
- They have bisexual spikelets with one or several flowers clustered in panicles.
Ecological Role
- Cleistogenes songorica flourishes in drought-prone environments. It is a C4 plant and a xerophyte.
- Cleistogenes species play a role in competition with other plant species like Artemisia frigida and Stipa grandis in various ecosystems.
Further Information
- For more information, you can refer to the USDA-NRCS National Plant Data Center.
- Also see the grass database at Kew.org.
- The European Nature Information System (EUNIS) also holds data.