Schizachne purpurascens

Schizachne purpurascens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Meliceae
Genus: Schizachne
Species: Schizachne purpurascens
Subspecies; S. p. subsp. callosa – S. p. subsp. capillipes – S. p. subsp. purpurascens

Name

Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen.1928

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Melica purpurascens (Torr.) Hitchc. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 156 (1908)
  • Trisetum purpurascens Torr. in Fl. N. Middle United States 1: 127 (1823)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Northern USA Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming Regional: Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Continental: Eurasia Altay, Buryatiya, Amur, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, East European Russia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Mongolia, North European Russi, Primorye, Sakhalin, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutskiya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swallen, J.R. (1928) J. Washington Acad. Sci. 18: 204

Additional references

• 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. 2013. Schizachne purpurascens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Schizachne purpurascens. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Schizachne purpurascens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Schizachne purpurascens. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Schizachne purpurascens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: false melic
한국어:  호오리새
русский:  Овсовидка
中文:  北美裂稃茅

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