Deschampsia elongata

Deschampsia elongata

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: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Aristaveninae
Genus: Deschampsia
Species: Deschampsia elongata

Name

Deschampsia elongata (Hook.) Munro, 1857

• Type locality: "Sandy islands of the River Columbia", Oregon, United States
• Holotype: D. Douglas s.n. (K; fragments BAA, US-76303)

Synonyms

• Aira elongata Hook., 1840 (Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2:243)
• Aira aciphylla Franch., 1889 (Miss. Sci. Cap Horn, Bot. 5:384)
  • Type locality: "Magallanes", Chile
  • Holotype: L. Savatier 161 (P; fragment US)
• Aira aciphylla var. pumila Franch., 1889 (Miss. Sci. Cap Horn, Bot. 5:384)
  • Type locality: "Punta Arenas", Patagonia, Chile
  • Holotype: L. Savatier 196 (P; fragments BAA, US)
• Deschampsia aciphylla (Franch.) Speg., 1896 (An. Mus. Nac. B. Aires 5:89)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Northwestern USA Alaska Regional: Western USA Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming Regional: Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Regional: Eastern USA New York, , South Carolina Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Munro in Bentam, George (1857) Plantas Hartwegianas imprimis Mexicanas:342.

Additional references

• Chiapella, Jorge; Fernando O. Zuloaga (2010). "A Revision of Deschampsia, Avenella, and Vahlodea (Poaceae, Poeae, Airinae) in South America". Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 97 (2): 141–162. DOI: 10.3417/2008115.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Deschampsia elongata. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 16 2017. Reference page.
• The Plant List 2013. Deschampsia elongata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 16.
• Tropicos.org 25516161. 16. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 2017 25516161. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Deschampsia elongata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 16. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: slender hairgrass

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