Sorghastrum is a genus of grasses, native to Africa and the Americas.
Members of the genus are commonly known as Indiangrass.
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- Sorghastrum balansae <small>(Hack.) Dávila</small> - Paraguay
- Sorghastrum brunneum <small>Swallen</small> - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
- Sorghastrum chaseae <small>Swallen</small> - Mato Grosso, ParaÃÂba
- Sorghastrum contractum <small>(Hack.) M.Kuhlm. & Kuhn</small> - Brazil
- Sorghastrum crassum <small>Renvoize</small> - Bolivia
- Sorghastrum elliottii <small>(C.Mohr) Nash</small> – Slender Indiangrass - southeastern + south-central USA (Texas to Virginia)
- Sorghastrum fuscescens <small>(Pilg.) Clayton</small> - Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi
- Sorghastrum incompletum <small>(J.Presl) Nash</small> - Latin America from Mexico to Bolivia; Africa from Senegal to Zimbabwe
- Sorghastrum minarum <small>(Nees) Hitchc.</small> - Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
- Sorghastrum nudipes <small>Nash</small> - Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Limpopo, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, Angola
- Sorghastrum nutans <small>(L.) Nash</small> – Yellow Indiangrass - Canada, USA, Mexico, Honduras
- Sorghastrum pellitum <small>(Hack.) Parodi</small> - Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
- Sorghastrum pogonostachyum <small>(Stapf) Clayton</small> - Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi
- Sorghastrum pohlianum <small>Dávila, L.I.Cabrera & R.Lira</small> - Socorro Island in Colima
- Sorghastrum scaberrimum <small>(Nees) Herter</small> - Brazil
- Sorghastrum secundum <small>(Elliott) Nash</small> – Lopsided Indiangrass - southeastern USA; Bahamas
- Sorghastrum setosum <small>(Griseb.) Hitchc.</small> – Sandysoil Indiangrass - Latin America + West Indies from Veracruz to Uruguay
- Sorghastrum stipoides <small>(Kunth) Nash</small> – Needle Indiangrass - tropical + southern Africa; naturalized in Latin America
- Sorghastrum tisserantii <small>Clayton</small> - Central African Rep
- Sorghastrum viride <small>Swallen</small> - Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
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