Schismus

Schismus is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the grass family. Two species are naturalized in North America, where they are known as Mediterranean grass.


 * Species
 * Schismus arabicus - Greece, North Africa, East Africa, Asia (from Saudi Arabia to Xinjiang); naturalized in scattered locations in Australia, United States, Mexico, Chile, Argentina
 * Schismus barbatus - Mediterranean and neighboring regions (from Canary Islands to Tibet); South Africa; naturalized in scattered locations in Australia, United States, Mexico, Chile, Argentina
 * Schismus inermis - South Africa
 * Schismus scaberrimus - South Africa
 * Schismus schismoides - South Africa, Namibia

see Deschampsia Disakisperma Tribolium
 * Formerly included
 * Schismus gouanii - Deschampsia media
 * Schismus patens - Disakisperma dubium
 * Schismus pleuropogon - Tribolium pleuropogon
 * Schismus villarsii - Deschampsia media