Hilaria is a genus of North American plants in the grass family.Kunth, Karl Sigismund 1816. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 1: 116–118 in LatinKunth, Karl Sigismund 1816. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 1: plate 37 line drawing of Hilaria cenchroides Members of the genus are commonly known as curly mesquite. They are found in the Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Guatemala.Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
The generic name honors French naturalist Augustin Saint-Hilaire (1779–1853).
SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesThe Plant List search for HilariaBiota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps, HilariaBiota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps, PleuraphisSohns, E. R. 1956. The genus Hilaria (Gramineae). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 46(10): 311–321 Hilaria annua Reeder & C.Reeder - Colima Hilaria belangeri (Steud.) Nash USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) south to Oaxaca Hilaria cenchroides Kunth - from Chihuahua to Guatemala; naturalized in Arizona (Pima + Cochise Counties) Hilaria ciliata (Scribn.) Sohns - from Chihuahua to Oaxaca Hilaria hintonii Sohns - Guerrero, Morelos, Querétaro, México State Hilaria jamesii (Torr.) Benth. - United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming) Hilaria mutica (Buckley) Benth. - USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Durango, Zacatecas, Sonora, Baja California Sur) Hilaria rigida (Thurb.) Benth. ex Scribn. - United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah), Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Baja California) Hilaria semplei Sohns - Michoacán Hilaria swallenii Cory - United States (New Mexico, Texas), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas)
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