Piptatheropsis pungens

Piptatheropsis pungens

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 pungens

Name

Piptatheropsis pungens (Torr. ex Spreng.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng, Taxon 60: 1713. (2011)

Synonyms

• Basionym}
  • Milium pungens Torr. ex Spreng. in Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 2: 102 (1821)
• Homotypic
  • Oryzopsis pungens (Torr. ex Spreng.) Hitchc. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 151 (1908)
  • Panicum firmum Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 37 (1829)
  • Piptatherum pungens (Torr. ex Spreng.) Dorn in Vasc. Pl. Wyoming, ed. 3: 377 (2001)
• Heterotypic
  • Oryzopsis parviflora Nutt. in J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 3: 125 (1823)
  • Urachne brevicaudata Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3(2): 127 (1834)
  • Urachne canadensis Trin. & Rupr. in Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 17 (1842), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Subarctic America to N. U.S.A. Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Vermont, 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.  1713

Additional references

• Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542. New York Botanical Garden.
• 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 pungens 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 pungens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Piptatheropsis pungens. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: sand ricegras

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