Pleuropogon

Pleuropogon californicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Meliceae
Genus: Pleuropogon
Species: P. californicus – P. davyi – P. hooverianus – P. oregonus – P. refractus – P. sabinei

Name

• Pleuropogon R.Br., Chlor. Melvill.: 31 (1823)
• Type species: Pleuropogon sabinei R.Br., Chlor. Melvill.: 31 (1823)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Lophochlaena Nees, Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 283 (1838)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Subarctic to W. U.S.A. Alaska, Altay, British Columbia, California, Greenland, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, North European Russi, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Québec, Svalbard, Washington, West Siberia, Yakutskiya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1823. Chloris Melvilliana. A list of Plants collected in Melville Island (Latitude 74°–75° N, Longitude 110°–112° W), in the year of 1820; by the officers of the voyage discovery under the orders of Captain Parry. 52 pp., W. Clowes, London. BHL Reference page. : 31–32, pl. D.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Pleuropogon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Pleuropogon. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Pleuropogon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Pleuropogon. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: Semaphore grass

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