Sorghastrum elliottii

Sorghastrum elliottii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Apludinae
Genus: Sorghastrum
Species: Sorghastrum elliottii

Name

Sorghastrum elliottii (C.Mohr) Nash, 1912

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Chrysopogon elliottii C.Mohr, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 21 (1897).
• Heterotypic
  • Sorghastrum apalachicolense D.W.Hall, Sida 9: 303 (1982).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee Regional: Southern Central USA Arkansas, Maryland, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia Introduced into: Indiana References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nash, G.V., 1912. North American Flora. New York Botanical Garden 17:130.

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. Sorghastrum elliottii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Sorghastrum elliottii. 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 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Sorghastrum elliottii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sorghastrum elliottii. Published online. Accessed: September 27 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sorghastrum elliottii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: slender Indiangrass

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