Sporobolus airoides

Sporobolus airoides

Sporobolus airoides

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 airoides

Name

Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr. in R.B.Marcy, Explor. Red River Louisiana: 300 (1853).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Agrostis airoides Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 151 (1824).
• Homotypic
  • Vilfa airoides (Torr.) Trin. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 766 (1841).
• Heterotypic
  • Sporobolus diffusissimus Buckley, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 90 (1862 publ. 1863).
  • Sporobolus tharpii Hitchc., Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 41: 161 (1928).
  • Sporobolus regis I.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 393 (1943).
  • Sporobolus airoides subsp. regis (I.M.Johnst.) Wipff & S.D.Jones, Sida 16: 164 (1994).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Central USA Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming Regional: Canada British Columbia Regional: Western USA California, Oregon, Washington Regional: Mexico Mexico Southwest, Mexico Northeast Regional: Eastern USA Missouri, South Carolina Introduced into: India, Saudi Arabia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. in R.B.Marcy, 1853. Explor. Red River Louisiana: 300

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. Sporobolus airoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Sporobolus airoides. 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 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Sporobolus airoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sporobolus airoides. Published online. Accessed: September 11 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sporobolus airoides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: alkali sacaton

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