Schismus
# 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

## Formerly included

see Deschampsia Disakisperma Tribolium

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