Psathyrostachys

Psathyrostachys juncea

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: Hordeeae
Subtribus: Hordeinae
Genus: Psathyrostachys
Species: P. caduca – P. daghestanica – P. fragilis – P. huashanica – P. juncea – P. kronenburgii – P. lanuginosa – P. narmanica – P. rupestris – P. stoloniformis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Psathyrostachys in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 oct 31. Reference page.

Name

Psathyrostachys Nevski in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 2: 712 (1934)

• Type species: Psathyrostachys lanuginosa (Trin.) Nevski in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 2: 714 (1934)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Central Asia Afghanistan, Altay, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus Regional: China China North-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia Regional: Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Turkey Regional: Siberia Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutskiya Continental: Eeeurope Regional: Eastern Asia Central European Rus, East European Russia, South European Russi Introduced in: Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Bolivia, Colorado, Italy, Manitoba, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nevski, S.A., 1934. Flora Unionis Rerumpublicarum Sovieticarum Socialisticarum 2: 712

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Psathyrostachys in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec. 7. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Psathyrostachys. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Psathyrostachys. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Psathyrostachys. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• മലയാളം: പെരിഡിക്റ്റിയോൺ

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