Panicum amarum
Panicum amarum

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Panicinae
Genus: Panicum
Species: Panicum amarum

Name edit

Panicum amarum Elliott, 1816

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Chasea amara (Elliott) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 2: 64 (1911)
  • Heterotypic
    • Panicum amaroides Scribn. & Merr., Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 29: 5 (1901)
    • Panicum amarulum Hitchc. & Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 15: 96 (1910)
    • Panicum amarum var. amarulum (Hitchc. & Chase) P.G.Palmer, Brittonia 27: 149 (1975)
    • Panicum amarum subsp. amarulum (Hitchc. & Chase) Freckmann & Lelong, Sida 20: 171 (2002)
    • Panicum amarum var. minus Vasey & Scribn., Bull. Div. Bot. U.S.D.A. 8: 38 (1889)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Eastern USA
      • Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode I., South Carolina
    • Regional: Southern Central USA
      • Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Trinidad-Tobago
    • Regional: Central America
      • Belize, Honduras

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Coastal panicgrass, taller seabeach grass
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