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Tuctoria

Tuctoria
Tuctoria greenei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Orcuttiinae
Genus: Tuctoria
J.Reeder
Type species
Tuctoria fragilis
(Swallen) J.Reeder
Species

T. fragilis
T. greenei
T. mucronata

Tuctoria is a genus of three species of grass in the family Poaceae. Spiralgrass is a common name for plants in this genus.[1] These are bunchgrass species that are found in vernal pools of central California and Baja California, Mexico. The plants are annuals that germinate under water in the spring and grow submerged for weeks. After the pools dry down, the grasses initiate a new set of foliage that lasts for one to two months until flowering and fruiting are complete.

  1. ^ NRCS. "Tuctoria". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 December 2015.

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