Piptatheropsis

Piptatheropsis micrantha

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: Stipeae
Genus: Piptatheropsis
Species: P. canadensis – P. exigua – P. micrantha – P. pungens – P. shoshoneana

Name

Piptatheropsis Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng, Taxon 60: 1712 (2011)

• Type species: Piptatheropsis canadensis (Poir.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng, Taxon 60: 1713 (2011)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Subarctic America to U.S.A. Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Romaschenko, K., Peterson, P.M. & Soreng, R.J. 2011. Phylogenetics of Piptatherum s.l. (Poaceae: Stipeae): Evidence for a new genus, Piptatheropsis, and resurrection of Patis. Taxon 60(6): 1703–1716. DOI: 10.1002/tax.606015 PDF Reference page.  60: 1712

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Piptatheropsis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 17. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Piptatheropsis. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Piptatheropsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Piptatheropsis. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: ricegrass

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