Alopecurus carolinianus

Alopecurus carolinianus
Alopecurus carolinianus

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Alopecurinae
Genus: Alopecurus
Species: Alopecurus carolinianus

Name edit

Alopecurus carolinianus Walter, 1788

Homonyms edit

Synonyms edit

  • Heterotypic
    • Alopecurus ramosus Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 8: 776 (1808).
    • Alopecurus pedalis Bosc ex P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 4 (1812), nom. nud.
    • Alopecurus gracilis Willd. ex Trin., Agrostidea 1: 16 (1840).
    • Alopecurus pedatus Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 61 (1840), pro syn.
    • Alopecurus macounii Vasey, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 14: 12 (1888).
    • Alopecurus geniculatus var. caespitosus Scribn. in J.Macoun, Cat. Canad. Pl. 2(5): 389 (1890).
    • Alopecurus geniculatus var. ramosus (Poir.) H.St.John, Rhodora 19: 167 (1917).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: USA
      • Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
    • Regional: Canada
      • Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Walter, T. 1788. Flora Caroliniana, secundum Systema vegetabilium Linnæi digesta, characteres essentiales naturalesve et differentias veras exhibens; cum emendationibus numerosis, descriptionum antea evulgatarum adumbrationes stirpium plus mille continens, necnon generibus novis non paucis, speciebus plurimis novisq. ornata. viii+263 pp., John Fraser, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.9458 Reference page.  74.

Additional references edit

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Carolina foxtail
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