Deyeuxia

Deyeuxia is a genus of herbaceous plants of the Poaceae family. It is native to temperate regions of the globe.

It is considered a synonym of the genus Calamagrostis Adans.

Etymology

The generic name was given in honor of Nicolas Deyeux (1753–1837) a professor of pharmacy and medicine in Paris.

Cytology

Base number of chromosomes, x = 7. 2n = 28.