Phacelurus is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the grass family.Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1846. Spicilegium florae rumelicae et bithynicae 2: 423Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 639 束尾草属 shu wei cao shu Phacelurus Grisebach, Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 423. 1846Flora of PakistanGrassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Species Phacelurus cambogiensis (Balansa) Clayton - Laos, Cambodia Phacelurus digitatus (Sm.) Griseb. - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria Phacelurus franksae (J.M.Wood) Clayton - Zambia, Zimbabwe, KwaZulu-Natal Phacelurus gabonensis (Steud.) Clayton - tropical Africa Phacelurus latifolius (Steud.) Ohwi -- China, Korea, Japan Phacelurus speciosus (Steud.) C.E.Hubb. - Afghanistan, Pakistan, Jammu-Kashmir Phacelurus trichophyllus S.L.Zhong - Sichuan, Yunnan
formerly includedKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families see Loxodera and Thyrsia Phacelurus caespitosus - Loxodera caespitosa Phacelurus huillensis (Rendle) Clayton - Thyrsia huillensis Phacelurus schliebenii (Pilg.) Clayton - Thyrsia schliebenii Phacelurus zea (C.B.Clarke) Clayton – Thyrsia zea
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