Crypsis is an African and Eurasian plant in the grass family sometimes referred to as pricklegrass.[3][4][5][6]
These are annual grasses with short leaves. A few species are invasive weeds outside their native ranges.[7][8][9]
see Muhlenbergia Munroa Phleum Rhizocephalus Sporobolus Urochondra
Crypsis is an African and Eurasian plant in the grass family sometimes referred to as pricklegrass.
These are annual grasses with short leaves. A few species are invasive weeds outside their native ranges.
Species Crypsis aculeata - from Portugal and Mauritania to Korea Crypsis acuminata - from Turkey to Kazakhstan Crypsis alopecuroides - from Portugal and Morocco to Korea; introduced in western North America (British Columbia + western USA) Crypsis factorovskyi - Caucasus, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan Crypsis hadjikyriakou - Cyprus Crypsis minuartioides - Sharon Plain in northwestern Israel Crypsis schoenoides - from Britain to China + Pakistan + Mozambique; introduced in North America (western USA, Great Lakes region, Baja California) Crypsis turkestanica - Central Asia, Caucasus, western Siberia, southern European Russia Crypsis vaginiflora - Africa; Middle East, India, Pakistan; introduced in North America (Idaho, Oregon, California, Baja California) formerly includedsee Muhlenbergia Munroa Phleum Rhizocephalus Sporobolus Urochondra
Crypsis arenaria - Phleum arenarium Crypsis dura - Urochondra setulosa Crypsis juncea - Sporobolus junceus Crypsis macroura - Muhlenbergia macroura Crypsis maritima - Sporobolus virginicus Crypsis myosurus - Sporobolus spicatus Crypsis phleoides - Muhlenbergia angustata Crypsis pygmaea - Rhizocephalus orientalis Crypsis setifolia - Muhlenbergia macroura Crypsis setulosa - Urochondra setulosa Crypsis squarrosa - Munroa squarrosa Crypsis stricta - Muhlenbergia angustata Crypsis virginica - Sporobolus virginicus
