Sporobolus cynosuroides

Sporobolus cynosuroides

Sporobolus cynosuroides

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Zoysieae
Subtribus: Sporobolinae
Genus: Sporobolus
Species: Sporobolus cynosuroides

Name

Sporobolus cynosuroides (L.) P.M.Peterson & Saarela, Taxon 63: 1236. (2014)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Dactylis cynosuroides L., Sp. Pl. 71 (1753)
• Homotypic
  • Trachynotia cynosuroides (L.) Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 64 (1803)
  • Paspalum cynosuroides (L.) Brot., Fl. Lusit. 1: 85 (1804)
  • Spartina cynosuroides (L.) Roth, Catal. Bot. 3: 10 (1806)
  • Triodia cynosuroides (L.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 628 (1824)
  • Cynodon cynosuroides (L.) Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 303 (1825)
  • Limnetis cynosuroides (L.) Rich. in C.H.Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 72 (1895)
• Heterotypic
  • Trachynotia polystachya Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 64 (1803)
  • Limnetis polystachya (Michx.) Rich. in C.H.Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 72 (1805)
  • Spartina polystachya (Michx.) Willd., Enum. Pl.: 81 (1809)
  • Poa lagopoides Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 360 (1841), pro syn.
  • Spartina cynosuroides var. polystachya (Michx.) Beal, Grass. N. Amer. 2: 698 (1896)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Virginia Regional: Southern Central USA Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Peterson, P.M., Romaschenko, K., Herrera Arrieta, Y. & Saarela, J.M. 2014. A molecular phylogeny and new subgeneric classification of Sporobolus (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Sporobolinae). Taxon 63(6): 1212–1243. DOI: 10.12705/636.19 . JSTOR . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

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. 2019. Sporobolus cynosuroides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Sporobolus cynosuroides. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 10 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Sporobolus cynosuroides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Dec. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Big Cordgrass

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