Coleanthus

Coleanthus

Coleanthus subtilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Coleanthus Seidl
Species:	C. subtilis
Binomial name
*Coleanthus subtilis* (Tratt.) Seidl ex Roem. & Schult.
Synonyms
Schmidtia Tratt. 1816, rejected homonym not Moench 1802 (Asteraceae) nor Steud. ex J.A. Schmidt 1852 (Poaceae) Wilibalda Sternb. ex Roth Schmidtia subtilis Tratt. Zizania subtilis (Tratt.) Raspail Wilibalda subtilis (Tratt.) Roth Schmidtia utriculata J.Presl & C.Presl Schmidtia utriculosa Sternb.

Coleanthus is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the grass family. The only known species is Coleanthus subtilis. It has a scattered distribution, found on lakeshores, streambanks, and other wet places in central Europe (France, Germany, Czech Rep; extinct in Norway + Italy), Asia (Western Siberia, Khabarovsk, eastern China), and northwestern North America (Oregon, Washington, British Columbia).