Gymnopogon brevifolius

Gymnopogon brevifolius

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Hubbardochloinae
Genus: Gymnopogon
Species: Gymnopogon brevifolius

Name

Gymnopogon brevifolius Trin., Gram. Unifl. Sesquifl.: 238 (1824).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Anthopogon brevifolius Trin., Gram. Unifl. Sesquifl.: 238 (1824), pro syn.
  • Anthopogon filiformis Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 152 (1835).
  • Gymnopogon racemosus var. filiformis (Nutt.) Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 556 (1860), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Regional: Southern Central USA Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Trinius, C.B. v. 1824. De Graminibus Unifloris et Sesquifloris Dissertatio Botanica: Generum ac Specierum. Lipsiae. 314 pp. Petropoli BHL Reference page. : 238

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. Gymnopogon brevifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 01. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Gymnopogon brevifolius. 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 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Gymnopogon brevifolius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Gymnopogon brevifolius. Published online. Accessed: September 01 2022.

Vernacular names

English: shortleaf skeletongrass

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