Anthephora
Anthephora is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands.
; SpeciesAnthephora ampullacea - Guinea, Nigeria, Democratic [Republic of the Congo], AngolaAnthephora argentea - Namibia, Botswana, Cape ProvinceAnthephora cristata - from Guinea to AngolaAnthephora elongata - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, ZambiaAnthephora hermaphrodita - Mexico, Central America, northern South America, West Indies, Galápagos; naturalized in Florida, HawaiiAnthephora laevis - Eritrea, Sudan, Israel, Palestine, JordanAnthephora nigritana - Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Yemen, Saudi ArabiaAnthephora pubescens - dry Africa from Algeria to Somalia to Cape Province; IranAnthephora pungens - Malawi, Mozambique, ZambiaAnthephora schinzii - Angola, Botswana, Cape Province, NamibiaAnthephora truncata - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
; formerly included
see Bouteloua Hilaria Tarigidia Anthephora aequiglumis - Tarigidia aequiglumis Anthephora axilliflora - Bouteloua dactyloides Anthephora belangeri - Hilaria belangeri
- ''Anthephora punctulata - Hilaria cenchroides''