Oxychloe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae. It was described as a genus in 1860.Philippi, Rudolf Amandus. 1860. Florula Atacamensis seu Enumeriatio 52Tropicos, Oxychloe Phil.
The genus is native to the Andes of South America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesKirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
Species The accepted species in this genus are: Oxychloe andina Phil. - Bolivia, Peru, NW Argentina, N Chile Oxychloe bisexualis Kuntze - W Argentina, N Chile Oxychloe castellanosii Barros - San Juan + La Rioja Provinces of Argentina Oxychloe haumaniana (Barros) Barros - San Juan Province of Argentina Oxychloe mendocina Barros - Mendoza Province of Argentina
Formerly included: moved to Patosia Oxychloe brevifolia (Phil.) Buchenau - Patosia clandestina (Phil.) Buchenau Oxychloe clandestina (Buchenau) Hauman - Patosia clandestina (Phil.) Buchenau
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