Anatherum gyrans

Anatherum gyrans

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Andropogoninae
Genus: Anatherum
Species: Anatherum gyrans

Name

Anatherum gyrans (Ashe) Voronts. & E.A.Kellogg, Syst. Biodivers. 21(1)-2274386: 12 (2023).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Andropogon gyrans Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 15: 113 (1898).
• Homotypic
  • Panicum gyrans (Ashe) Dyer, Index Kew., Suppl. 2: 132 (1904).
• Heterotypic
  • Andropogon clandestinus Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 809 (1861), nom. illeg.
  • Andropogon elliottii var. gracilior Hack. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 6: 415 (1889).
    • Andropogon gracilior (Hack.) Nash in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 63 (1903).
    • Andropogon elliottii f. gracilior (Hack.) Blomq., Grass. N. Carolina: 203 (1948).
  • Andropogon elliottii var. laxiflorus Scribn., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 146 (1896).
    • Anatherum virginicum subvar. laxiflorum (Scribn.) Roberty, Boissiera 9: 213 (1960).
  • Andropogon campyloracheus Nash, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 431 (1900).
  • Andropogon subtenuis Nash in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 63 (1903).
  • Andropogon virginicus var. graciliformis León, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 53: 457 (1926).
  • Andropogon elliottii var. projectus Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 138 (1935).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Honduras. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Vorontsova, M.S., Petersen, K.B., Minx, P., Aubuchon-Elder, T.M., Romay, M. C., Buckler, E.S., & Kellogg, E.A. 2023. Reinstatement and expansion of the genus Anatherum (Andropogoneae, Panicoideae, Poaceae). Systematics and Biodiversity 21(1)-2274386: 1–16. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2023.2274386 Reference page. 

Links

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Anatherum gyrans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Anatherum gyrans. 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 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Anatherum gyrans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 September 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Anatherum gyrans. Published online. Accessed: September 21 2022. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Elliott's bluestem

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