Sorghastrum nutans

Sorghastrum nutans

Taxonavigation

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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 nutans

Name

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Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 66 (1903)

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Andropogon nutans L., Sp. Pl.: 1045 (1753).
  • Homotypic
    • Poranthera nutans (L.) Raf., Bull. Bot. (Geneva) 1: 221 (1830).
    • Sorghum nutans (L.) A.Gray, Manual, ed. 2: 584 (1856).
    • Sorghum nutans subsp. linnaeanum Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 276 (1883), nom. inval.
    • Andropogon nutans var. linnaeanus Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 531 (1889), nom. inval.
    • Chrysopogon nutans var. linnaeanus C.Mohr, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 21 (1897), nom. inval.
    • Andropogon linnaeanus Scribn. & C.R.Ball, Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 24: 40 (1901), nom. superfl.
    • Sorghastrum linnaeanum Nash in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 66 (1903), nom. superfl.
    • Holcus nutans (L.) Stuck., Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 11: 48 (1904).
    • Chalcoelytrum nutans (L.) Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 212 (1915).
    • Rhaphis nutans (L.) Roberty, Fl. Ouest-Afr.: 403 (1954).
    • Trichachne nutans (L.) B.R.Baum, Canad. J. Bot. 45: 1851 (1967).
    • Digitaria nutans (L.) Beetle, Phytologia 52: 13 (1982).
  • Heterotypic
    • Stipa villosa Walter, Fl. Carol.: 78 (1788).
    • Stipa stricta Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 158 (1791).
    • Andropogon avenaceus Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 58 (1803).
    • Andropogon ciliatus Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 144 (1816), nom. illeg.
    • Andropogon arenaceus Raf., W. Rev. & Misc. Mag. 1: 95 (1819), orth. var.
    • Andropogon stipoides Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 2: 288 (1832), nom. illeg.
    • Andropogon rufidulus Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 392 (1854).
    • Sorghum avenaceum (Michx.) Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 583 (1860), nom. illeg.
    • Chrysopogon avenaceus Benth., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 78 (1881).
    • Chrysopogon nutans Benth., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 73 (1881).
    • Sorghum nutans subsp. avenaceum (Michx.) Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 274 (1883).
    • Sorghum nutans var. elongatum Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(4): 275 (1883).
    • Sorghum nutans var. genuinum Hack. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(4): 274 (1883), nom. inval.
    • Andropogon albescens E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 56 (1886).
    • Andropogon confertus Trin. ex E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 55 (1886).
    • Chrysopogon minor Vasey, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 460 (1887), pro syn.
    • Chrysopogon nutans var. avenaceus (Michx.) Coville & Branner, Rep. (Annual) Arkansas Geol. Surv. 4: 234 (1888 publ. 1891).
    • Andropogon nutans var. avenaceus (Michx.) Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 530 (1889).
    • Poranthera ciliata Raf. ex B.D.Jacks., Index Kew. 2: 606 (1894), pro syn.
    • Sorghastrum avenaceum (Michx.) Nash in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 71 (1901).
    • Holcus nutans var. avenaceus (Michx.) Stuck., Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 11: 48 (1904).
    • Sorghum nutans subvar. avenaceum (Michx.) Roberty, Boissiera 9: 309 (1960).
    • Sorghastrum flexuosum Swallen, Phytologia 14: 96 (1966).
    • Sorghastrum albescens (E.Fourn.) Beetle, Phytologia 52: 17 (1982).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Central & Eastern USA
      • Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
    • Regional: Canada
      • Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

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

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Vernacular names

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dansk: Gul Indianergræs
English: Indian Grass, yellow Indiangrass
suomi: Kultaintiaaniheinä
മലയാളം: ഇന്ത്യൻ ഗ്രാസ്സ്
Diné bizaad: Tłʼoh łichííʼ
中文: 黄假高粱
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