Graphephorum

Graphephorum melicoides

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: Aveninae
Genus: Graphephorum
Species: G. ambiguum – G. canescens – G. cernuum – G. longiglume – G. melicoides – G. mendocinense – G. × orthochaetum – G. wolfii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Graphephorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 13. Reference page.

Name

Graphephorum Desv., Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris,2: 189. (1810)

• Type species: Graphephorum melicoides (Michx.) Desv., Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 2: 189. (1810)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Northwestern USA Alaska Regional: Western USA California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming Regional: Eastern USA Maine, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, Wisconsin Regional: Canada Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest, Argentina South Regional: Southern South America Chile Central, Chile South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Desvaux, N.A. 1810. Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, publié par la Société Philomatique de Paris 2: 189.

Additional references

• Finot, V.L., Peterson, P.M., Soreng, R.J. & Zuloaga, F.O. 2005. A revision of Trisetum and Graphephorum (Poaceae: Pooideae: Aveninae) in North America North of Mexico. SIDA, Contributions to Botany 21(3): 1419-1453. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Tkach, N., Schneider, J., Döring, E., Wölk, A., Hochbach, A., Nissen, J., Winterfeld, G., Meyer, S., Gabriel, J., Hoffmann, M.H. & Röser, M. 2020. Phylogenetic lineages and the role of hybridization as driving force of evolution in grass supertribe Poodae. Taxon 69(2): 234–277. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12204 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Graphephorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Graphephorum. Published online. Accessed: 11 Aug. 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Graphephorum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec. 2013. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: false
• français: fausse-mélique

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