Muhlenbergia sylvatica

Muhlenbergia sylvatica

Muhlenbergia sylvatica

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 sylvatica

Name

Muhlenbergia sylvatica Torr. in A.Gray, N. Amer. Gram. 1: 13 (1834).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Muhlenbergia umbrosa Scribn., Rhodora 9: 20 (1907), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Agrostis diffusa Muhl., Descr. Gram.: 64 (1817), nom. illeg.
  • Agrostis sylvatica Torr., Fl. N. Middle United States 1: 87 (1823), nom. illeg.
  • Muhlenbergia viridissima Nees ex Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 6(2): 293 (1845), pro syn.
  • Muhlenbergia sylvatica var. vulpina Alph.Wood, Amer. Bot. Fl. 2: 86 (1871).
  • Muhlenbergia sylvatica var. gracilis Scribn., Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 9: 116 (1885).
  • Muhlenbergia umbrosa subsp. attenuata Scribn., Rhodora 9: 21 (1907).
  • Muhlenbergia diffusa Farw., Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 20: 168 (1919), nom. illeg.
  • Muhlenbergia umbrosa f. attenuata (Scribn.) Deam, Pub. Dept. Conservation, Indiana 82: 171 (1929).
  • Muhlenbergia sylvatica f. attenuata (Scribn.) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm., Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 467 (1935).
  • Muhlenbergia diffusa var. attenuata (Scribn.) Farw., Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 23: 125 (1938).
  • Muhlenbergia sylvatica var. robusta Fernald, Rhodora 45: 236 (1943).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern & Central USA Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regional: canada Ontario, Québec References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. in A.Gray, 1834. N. Amer. Gram. Cyper. 1: 13.

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 sylvatica 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 sylvatica. 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 sylvatica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Muhlenbergia sylvatica. Published online. Accessed: September 04 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Muhlenbergia sylvatica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 September 04.

Vernacular names

English: woodland muhly

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