Muhlenbergia torreyana

Muhlenbergia torreyana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Muhlenbergiinae
Genus: Muhlenbergia
Species: Muhlenbergia torreyana

Name

Muhlenbergia torreyana (Schult.) Hitchc., Amer. J. Bot. 21: 136 (1934).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Agrostis torreyana Schult., Mant. 2: 203 (1824).
• Homotypic
  • Sporobolus compressus Kunth, Enum. Pl. 1: 217 (1833), nom. superfl.
  • Sporobolus torreyanus (Schult.) Nash in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 107 (1901).
• Heterotypic
  • Agrostis compressa Torr., Cat. Pl. New York: 91 (1819), nom. illeg.
  • Colpodium compressum Trin., Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 2: 58 (1821), pro syn.
  • Vilfa compressa Trin. in K.P.J.Sprengel, Neue Entd. 2: 58 (1821), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee Extinct in: Delaware References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hitchcock, A.S., 1934. Amer. J. Bot. 21: 136.

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. Muhlenbergia torreyana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 04. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Muhlenbergia torreyana. 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 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Muhlenbergia torreyana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Muhlenbergia torreyana. Published online. Accessed: September 04 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Muhlenbergia torreyana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 September 04.

Vernacular names

English: New Jersey muhly

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