Piptatheropsis exigua

Piptatheropsis exigua

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: Piptatheropsis exigua

Name

Piptatheropsis exigua (Thurb.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng, Taxon 60: 1713. (2011)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Oryzopsis exigua Thurb. in C.Wilkes, U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 17(2): 481 (1874)
• Homotypic
  • Piptatherum exiguum (Thurb.) Dorn in Vasc. Pl. Wyoming, ed. 3: 377 (2001)
  • Stipa exigua (Thurb.) Columbus & J.P.Sm. in Aliso 28: 66 (2010)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Canada Alberta, British Columbia Regionalː Western USA California, Oregon, Washington Regionalː Western Central USA Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming 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.  1713

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. 
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Piptatheropsis exigua 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. 
• Tropicos.org 2013. Piptatheropsis exigua. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Piptatheropsis exigua. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: little mountain ricegrass, little piptatherum

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