Lamarckia aurea

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: Dactylidinae
Genus: Lamarckia
Species: Lamarckia aurea

Name

Lamarckia aurea (L.) Moench, Methodus: 201 (1794).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Cynosurus aureus L., Sp. Pl.: 73 (1753).
Homotypic
- Chrysurus cynosuroides Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 80 (1805), nom. superfl.
- Chrysurus aureus (L.) Besser, Cat. Jard. Bot. Krzemieniec: 30 (1810).
- Achyrodes aureum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 758 (1891).
Heterotypic
- Pterium elegans Desv., J. Bot. Agric. 1: 76 (1813).
- Tinaea elegans Garzia ex Parl., Fl. Palerm. 1: 139 (1845), pro syn.
- Lamarckia hookeriana Griff., Itin. Pl. Khasyah Mts.: 349 (1851).
- Achyrodes aureum var. variegatum Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 758 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Germany (introduced).
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Madeira.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan-South Sudan.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India, Pakistan.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia (introduced).
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii (introduced).
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexican Pacific Islands, Mexico Northwest.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - Guatemala.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Colombia, Peru.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile North.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Moench, C. 1794. Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis vol. 1–2, 780 pp., Marburgi Cattorum: Nova Libraria Academiae. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.304 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. 2025. Lamarckia aurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 28. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Lamarckia aurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 November 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Lamarckia aurea. Published online. Accessed: November 28 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lamarckia aurea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page.

Vernacular names

العربية: لامركية
čeština: Zlatochvost zlatý
Cymraeg: rhonwellt euraid
Deutsch: Goldgras
English: goldentop grass
فارسی: زرده‌چمن
Nederlands: Pluimstaartje
norsk: gulltopp
русский: Ламаркия золотистая
svenska: Guldäxing
中文: 金颈草