Melica porteri

Melica porteri

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: Melica
Species: Melica porteri

Name

Melica porteri Scribn., 1885

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Melica mutica var. parviflora Porter in Syn. Fl. Colorado: 149 (1874)
  • Melica parviflora (Porter) Scribn. in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 50 (1894), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Melica porteri var. laxa Boyle in Madroño 8: 25 (1945)
  • Melica stricta Brandegee in Bull. U.S. Geol. Geog. Surv. Territ. 2(3): 244 (1876), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Central USA Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas, Utah Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Scribner, F.L., 1885. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA 36:44, t. 1, fig. 17-18.

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Melica porteri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Melica porteri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 January 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Melica porteri. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Melica porteri. Published online. Accessed: January 02 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melica porteri in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2023 January 02.

Vernacular names

English: Porter's melicgrass

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