Gastridium phleoides

Gastridium phleoides

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Agrostidinae
Genus: Gastridium
Species: Gastridium phleoides

Name

Gastridium phleoides (Nees & Meyen) C.E.Hubb., 1954

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Agrostis phleoides (Nees & Meyen) É.Desv. in C.Gay, Fl. Chil. 6: 320 (1854)
  • Calamagrostis phleoides (Nees & Meyen) Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 251 (1840)
  • Gastridium ventricosum subsp. phleoides (Nees & Meyen) Tzvelev in Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 51: 1104 (1966)
  • Lachnagrostis phleoides Nees & Meyen in C.G.D.Nees von Esenbeck, Gramineae: 14 (1841)
• Heterotypic
  • Gastridium lendigerum var. longiaristatum Schweinf. in Bull. Herb. Boissier 2(App. 2): 30 (1894)
  • Gastridium oblongum Coincy in J. Bot. (Morot) 13: 338 (1899)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco Regional: Western Africa Angola, Namibia Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Southern Africa Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces Regional: Central Africa Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, France, Spain Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Transcaucasus, Turkey Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Yemen Introduced into: Arizona, Azores, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Desventurados Is., Hawaii, Juan Fernández Is., Madeira, Maine, Massachusetts, Mexico Northwest, Mississippi, New South Wales, Oregon, Selvagens, South Australia, Texas, Victoria, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hubbard, C.E.: 1954. Kew Bulletin. Kew, England 9:375.

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. 2023. Gastridium phleoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Gastridium phleoides. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Gastridium phleoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 January 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Gastridium phleoides. Published online. Accessed: January 08 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gastridium phleoides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Cymraeg:  neddwellt y Dwyrain
English: eastern nit grass
suomi:  Tähkiönyyläheinä

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