Muhlenbergia racemosa

Muhlenbergia racemosa

Muhlenbergia racemosa

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 racemosa

Name

Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb., Prelim. Cat.: 67 (1888).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Agrostis racemosa Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 53 (1803).
• Homotypic
  • Vilfa racemosa (Michx.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 16 (1812).
  • Polypogon racemosus (Michx.) Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 51 (1818).
  • Cinna racemosa (Michx.) Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 67 (1829).
• Heterotypic
  • Muhlenbergia calycina Trin., Gram. Unifl. Sesquifl.: 193 (1824), pro syn.
  • Trichochloa calycina Trin., Gram. Unifl. Sesquifl.: 193 (1824), nom. nud.
  • Dactylogramma cinnoides Link, Hort. Berol. 2: 248 (1833).
  • Muhlenbergia glomerata var. ramosa Vasey, Descr. Cat. Grass. U.S.: 40 (1885).
  • Muhlenbergia racemosa var. ramosa (Vasey) Beal, Grass. N. Amer. 2: 253 (1896).
  • Muhlenbergia racemosa subsp. violacea Scribn., Rhodora 9: 22 (1907).
  • Muhlenbergia setosa var. cinnoides (Link) Fernald, Rhodora 45: 238 (1943).
  • Muhlenbergia glomerata var. cinnoides (Link) F.Herm., Rhodora 48: 64 (1946).
  • Muhlenbergia racemosa var. cinnoides (Link) B.Boivin, Naturaliste Canad. 94: 526 (1967).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan Regional: Central USA Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast Regional: Western USA Oregon, Washington References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L., Sterns, E.E. & Poggenburg, J.F. 1888. Preliminary Catalogue of Anthophyta and Pteridophyta reported as growing spontaneously within one hundred miles of New York City. v–xi, 1–90. BHL Reference page. : 67

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 racemosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 04. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Muhlenbergia racemosa. 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 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Muhlenbergia racemosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Muhlenbergia racemosa. Published online. Accessed: September 04 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Muhlenbergia racemosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 September 04.

Vernacular names

English: marsh muhly

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