Anatherum

{{Short description|Genus of grasses}}

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Anatherum is a genus of grasses. It includes 51 species native to temperate and tropical North America, tropical South America, and sub-Saharan Africa.{{cite web |title=Anatherum P.Beauv. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30016736-2 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=13 May 2025}}

The genus was first described by Palisot de Beauvois in 1812. Later authorities synonymized the genus with Andropogon. Phylogenetic studies revealed Andropogon to be polyphyletic, and Vorontsova et al. revived and re-circumscribed Anatherum in 2023.Vorontsova, M. S., Petersen, K. B., Minx, P., Aubuchon-Elder, T. M., Romay, M. C., Buckler, E. S., & Kellogg, E. A. (2023). Reinstatement and expansion of the genus Anatherum (Andropogoneae, Panicoideae, Poaceae). Systematics and Biodiversity, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2023.2274386

Species

51 species are accepted.

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