Pharus (plant)

Pharus, the stalkgrasses, is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family.

As an early-diverging genus in its family, it is of interest for the study of the evolution of the grasses. Hence, the genome of P. latifolius has been sequenced.

Species

 * Pharus ecuadoricus Judz. - Ecuador
 * Pharus lappulaceus Aubl. - Americas from Florida + San Luis Potosí to Uruguay
 * Pharus latifolius L. - Americas from Cuba + Veracruz to Bolivia
 * Pharus mezii Prodoehl - southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador
 * Pharus parvifolius Nash - southern Mexico, Central America, northern South America, West Indies
 * Pharus virescens Döll - Central America, northern South America
 * Pharus vittatus Lem. - Central America, Colombia

formerly included
see Hygroryza Leersia Leptaspis Scrotochloa
 * Pharus aristatus - Hygroryza aristata
 * Pharus banksii - Leptaspis banksii
 * Pharus ciliatus - Leersia hexandra
 * Pharus natans - Hygroryza aristata
 * Pharus urceolatus - Scrotochloa urceolata