Muhlenbergia cuspidata

Muhlenbergia cuspidata

Muhlenbergia cuspidata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Muhlenbergiinae
Genus: Muhlenbergia
Species: Muhlenbergia cuspidata

Name

Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr. ex Hook.) Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 599 (1905).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Vilfa cuspidata Torr. ex Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 238 (1839).
• Homotypic
  • Sporobolus cuspidatus (Torr. ex Hook.) Alph.Wood, Amer. Bot. Fl. 2: 385 (1871).
• Heterotypic
  • Agrostis brevifolia Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 44, 569 (1818).
  • Vilfa gracilis Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 104 (1840).
  • Sporobolus brevifolius (Nutt.) Scribn., Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 39 (1894), nom. illeg.
  • Sporobolus gracilis (Trin.) Merr., Rhodora 4: 48 (1902).
  • Muhlenbergia brevifolia (Nutt.) M.E.Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 14: 12 (1912), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Canada Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan Regional: Central USA Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Rydberg, P.A., 1905. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 599 .

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. 2022. Muhlenbergia cuspidata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 02. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Muhlenbergia cuspidata. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Muhlenbergia cuspidata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Muhlenbergia cuspidata. Published online. Accessed: September 02 2022.

Vernacular names

English: plains muhly

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