Limnodea arkansana

Limnodea arkansana

Taxonavigation

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: Agrostidinae
Genus: Limnodea
Species: Limnodea arkansana

Name

Limnodea arkansana (Nutt.) L.H.Dewey, 1894

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cinna arkansana (Nutt.) G.C.Tucker in Harvard Pap. Bot. 1(9): 62 (1996)
  • Greenia arkansana Nutt. in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 142 (1835)
  • Limnas arkansana (Nutt.) Trin. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 45 (1841)
  • Sclerachne arkansana (Nutt.) Torr. ex Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 6(2, Bot.): 274 (1841)
  • Thurberia arkansana (Nutt.) Benth. ex Vasey in Grass. U.S.: 16 (1883)
• Heterotypic
  • Limnas pilosa (Trin.) Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 421 (1854)
  • Limnodea arkansana var. pilosa (Trin.) Scribn. in Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 7(ed. 3): 139 (1900)
  • Muhlenbergia hirtula Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 180 (1854)
  • Sclerachne pilosa Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 6(2, Bot.): 275 (1841)
  • Stipa demissa Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 130 (1854)
  • Thurberia pilosa (Trin.) Vasey in Grass. U.S.: 16 (1883)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern America Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina Regional: Southern Central America Arkansas, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dewey, L.H. (1894) Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 2(3): 518.

Additional references

• 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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Limnodea arkansana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 11. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Limnodea arkansana. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 11.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Limnodea arkansana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Limnodea arkansana. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec. 2013.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Limnodea arkansana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Ozark grass

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