Oryzopsis

Oryzopsis is a genus of herbaceous plants, belonging to the Poaceae family. It is native to North America.

Etymology

The name of the genus is a combination of Oryza (genus of the same family) and the Greek term opsis (appearance), alluding to a similarity in the two genera.

Species

• Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx. (1803)
• Oryzopsis chinensis Hitchc. (1930)
• Oryzopsis contracta (B.L.Johnson) Schltr. (1967)
• Oryzopsis exigua Thurb. (1874)
• Oryzopsis hendersonii Vasey (1893)
• Oryzopsis henryi (Rendle) Keng f. (1976)
• Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Ricker ex Piper (1906)
• Oryzopsis pungens (Torr.) Hitchc. (1908)
• Oryzopsis racemosa (Sm.) Ricker ex Hitchc. (1906)
• Oryzopsis swallenii C.L.Hitchc. unknown Spellenb. (1968)