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Uniola

not marked as a favorite taxon Uniola Linnaeus. Common name: Sea Oats.

A genus of 2 species, perennial herbs, of warm temperate, subtropical, and tropical shores of s. North America, Central America, n. South America, and the West Indies. The only other species of the genus ranges from Baja California south along the Pacific Ocean to Ecuador; other species previously treated in Uniola have been shown to be only distantly related and are now treated as Chasmanthium.

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Subfamily: Chloridoideae. Tribe: Eragrostideae. Subtribe: Unioliinae. clade: "PACMAD".

References: Hodel & Gonzales (2013); Yates (1966a); Yates (1966b); Yates (2003) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Uniola© Gary P. Fleming | Uniola paniculata | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Uniola© Scott Ward | Uniola paniculata

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