Polypogon australis

Polypogon australis

Polypogon australis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Agrostidinae
Genus: Polypogon
Species: Polypogon australis

Name

Polypogon australis Brongn., 1829

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Polypogon chonoticus Hook.f. in Fl. Antarct.: 374 (1846)
  • Polypogon crinitus Trin. in Gram. Unifl. Sesquifl.: 171 (1824), nom. illeg.
  • Polypogon elongatus var. patagonicus Speg. in Revista Fac. Agron. Univ. Nac. La Plata 3: 582 (1897)
  • Polypogon interruptus var. crinitus (Kuntze) Hack. in Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires, ser. 3, 6: 473 (1906)
  • Polypogon × littoralis var. crinitus Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 367 (1898)
  • Polypogon purpurascens Phil. in Anales Univ. Chile 94: 9 (1896)
  • Polypogon radicans Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 184 (1854)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South Regional: Western South America Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Juan Fernández Is. Introduced into: Arizona, California, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, Washington References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brongniart, A.T 1829–1834. Voyage Autour de Monde, Execute par Ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de Sa Majeste La Coquille... Phanerogamie. Paris. BHL Reference page. : 21.

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. 2023. Polypogon australis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 09. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Polypogon australis. 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 09. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Polypogon australis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 January 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Polypogon australis. Published online. Accessed: January 09 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Polypogon australis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Chilean rabbitsfoot grass, Chilean beard grass

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