Muhlenbergia torreyi

Muhlenbergia torreyi

Muhlenbergia torreyi

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: Muhlenbergiinae
Genus: Muhlenbergia
Species: Muhlenbergia torreyi

Name

Muhlenbergia torreyi (Kunth) Hitchc. ex Bush, 1919

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Agrostis torreyi Kunth, Enum. Pl. 1: 226 (1833).
• Heterotypic
  • Agrostis caespitosa Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 152 (1824), nom. illeg.
  • Muhlenbergia gracillima Torr., Pacif. Railr. Rep. Whipple, Bot. 4(5; 4): 155 (1857).
  • Muhlenbergia nardifolia Griseb., Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 294 (1879).
  • Muhlenbergia circinnata Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 357 (1898).
  • Muhlenbergia cincinnata K.Schum., Just's Bot. Jahresber. 24(1): 330 (1900), orth. var.
  • Podosemum gracillimum (Torr.) Bush, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 7: 33 (1921).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming Regional:Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hitchcock, A.S., 1919. American Midland Naturalist; devoted to natural history, primarily that of the prairie states. 6:84.

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. Muhlenbergia torreyi in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 05. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Muhlenbergia torreyi. 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 05. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Muhlenbergia torreyi. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Muhlenbergia torreyi. Published online. Accessed: September 05 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Muhlenbergia torreyi in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 September 05.

Vernacular names

English: ring muhly
Diné bizaad: Béʼézhóóʼ łichííʼí

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