Schizachne is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the grass family.Hackel, Eduard 1909. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 7: 322-323 descriptions in Latin, commentary in GermanTropicos, Schizachne Hack.Grassbase - The World Online Grass FloraLee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi SojokKoyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, JapanKitagawa, Masao 1979. Neo-Lineamenta Florae Manshuricae 109 The only accepted species is Schizachne purpurascens, commonly called false melic.United States Department of Agriculture plants profile, Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen, false melicThe Plant List search for Schizachne Three subspecies are recognized: Schizachne purpurascens subsp. callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) T.Koyama & Kawano – European and Asiatic Russia, China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanxi, Yunnan),Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 223 裂稃茅 lie fu mao Schizachne purpurascens (Torrey) Swallen subsp. callosa (Turczaninow ex Grisebach) T. Koyama & Kawano, Can. J. Bot. 42: 862. 1964 Mongolia, Korea, Kazakhstan Schizachne purpurascens subsp. capillipes (Kom.) Tzvelev – Kamchatka Schizachne purpurascens subsp. purpurascens – Canada (all 10 provinces plus Yukon + NWT), United States (Alaska, Rocky Mountain States, Great Lakes Region, Northeast)Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
Melica smithii was formerly included in the genus, as Schizachne smithii.
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