Mibora minima

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: Sesleriinae
Genus: Mibora
Species: Mibora minima

Name

Mibora minima (L.) Desv., Fl. Anjou: 46 (1827)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Agrostis minima L. in Sp. Pl.: 63 (1753)
- Chamagrostis minima (L.) Borkh. in A.W.E.Wibel, Prim. Fl. Werth.: 126 (1799)
- Chamagrostis verna Sloboda in Rostlinnictví: 147 (1852), nom. superfl.
- Knappia agrostidea Sm. in Engl. Bot.: t. 1127 (1803), nom. superfl.
- Knappia vernalis Trin. in Fund. Agrost.: 144 (1820), nom. superfl.
- Mibora minima subsp. littorea S.Ortiz, Rodr.Oubiña & Guitián in Nordic J. Bot. 19: 585 (1999), not validly publ.
- Mibora verna P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 167 (1812), nom. superfl.
- Poa minima (L.) Stokes in W.Withering, Bot. Arr. Brit. Pl., ed. 2. 1: 91 (1787)
- Sturmia minima (L.) Hoppe in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. 1(7): [1] (1799)
- Sturmia verna Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 76 (1805), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Chamagrostis desvauxii (Lange) Nyman in Syll. Fl. Eur., Suppl.: 75 (1865)
- Chamagrostis littorea Samp. in Ann. Sci. Acad. Polytecn. Porto 14: 145 (1921), pro syn.
- Chamagrostis minima var. elongata Hack. in Cat. Rais. Gramin. Portugal: 10 (1880)
- Chamagrostis minima var. virescens Döll in Rhein. Fl.: 117 (1843)
- Knappia verna Trin. in Sp. Gram. 1: t. 17 (1824), orth. var.
- Mibora desvauxii Lange in Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1860: 24 (1860)
- Mibora minima var. desvauxii (Lange) Cout. in Fl. Portugal: 72 (1913)
- Mibora minima subsp. desvauxii (Lange) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 39 (1890)
- Mibora minima var. elongata (Hack.) Husn. in Graminées: 8 (1896)
- Mibora minima var. variegata Zimm. in Adv. Ruder. Fl. Mannheim: 2 (1907)
- Mibora verna var. desvauxii (Lange) Kobbada in Fl. Griechenl. 1: 284 (1938)
- Mibora verna subsp. desvauxii (Lange) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 795 (1882)
- Mibora verna var. elongata (Hack.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 14: 55 (1913)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Africa
- Regionalː Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
Continental: Europe
- Regionalː Northern Europe
  - Baltic States
- Regionalː Central Europe
  - Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Netherlands
- Regionalː Southwestern Europe
  - France, Portugal, Spain
- Regionalː Western Europe
  - Great Britain, Ireland
- Regionalː Southeastern Europe
  - Greece, Ukraine

- Doubtfully present in:
  - Bulgaria
- Extinct in:
  - Italy
- Introduced into:
  - Massachusetts, New York, New Zealand South, Western Australia

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

References

Primary references

Desvaux, N.A., 1827 Flore de l'Anjouː46

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. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page.
Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2010. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 1: Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae, Monocotyledoneae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0120-9, 455 pp. PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Mibora minima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Mibora minima. Published online. Accessed: January 12 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mibora minima in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Sand-Zwerggras
suomi: Tonttuheinä
Nederlands: Dwerggras