Hilaria (plant) facts for kids

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Hilaria rigida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Tribe:	Cynodonteae
Subtribe:	Hilariinae P.M.Peterson & Columbus
Genus:	*Hilaria* Kunth
Type species
Hilaria cenchroides Kunth
Synonyms
Hexarrhena C.Presl Schleropelta Buckley Pleuraphis Torr.

Hilaria is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. Members of the genus are commonly known as curly mesquite. They are found in the Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Guatemala.

The generic name honors French naturalist Augustin Saint-Hilaire (1779–1853).

Hilaria annua Reeder & C.Reeder - Colima
Hilaria belangeri (Steud.) Nash USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) south to Oaxaca
Hilaria cenchroides Kunth - from Chihuahua to Guatemala; naturalized in Arizona (Pima + Cochise Counties)
Hilaria ciliata (Scribn.) Sohns - from Chihuahua to Oaxaca
Hilaria hintonii Sohns - Guerrero, Morelos, Querétaro, México State
Hilaria jamesii (Torr.) Benth. - United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
Hilaria mutica (Buckley) Benth. - USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Durango, Zacatecas, Sonora, Baja California Sur)
Hilaria rigida (Thurb.) Benth. ex Scribn. - United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah), Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Baja California)
Hilaria semplei Sohns - Michoacán
Hilaria swallenii Cory - United States (New Mexico, Texas), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas)

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