Pleuropogon californicus

Pleuropogon californicus

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: Pleuropogon
Species: Pleuropogon californicus

Name

Pleuropogon californicus (Nees) Benth. ex Vasey, 1883

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lophochlaena californica Nees in Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 283 (1838)
• Heterotypic
  • Lepitoma brevifolia Torr. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 29 (1841), pro syn.
  • Pleuropogon douglasii Trin. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 355 (1841), nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA California References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G.: 1883. Grass U.S. 40.

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. Pleuropogon californicus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 03. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pleuropogon californicus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 January 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Pleuropogon californicus. 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 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pleuropogon californicus. Published online. Accessed: January 03 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pleuropogon californicus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Annual semaphoregrass, California semaphore grass

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