Sclerochloa

Sclerochloa dura

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: Poeae
Subtribus: Coleanthinae
Genus: Sclerochloa
Species: S. dura – S. kengiana – S. woronowii

Name

• Sclerochloa P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 97 (1812)
• Type species: Sclerochloa dura (L.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 98 (1812)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Crassipes Swallen, Amer. J. Bot. 18: 684 (1931).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Cosmopolitan Regionalː Eurasia Afghanistan, Austria, Bulgaria, China Southeast, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang Continental: Africa Regionalː Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia Introduced into: Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, South Australia, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie; ou Nouveaux Genres des Graminées; Avec Figures Représentant les Caractéres de tous le Genres. lxxiv + 182+ 16 pp. + xxv pl., Imprimerie de Fain. BHL Reference page. ː 97, 177.

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. 2021. Sclerochloa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug. 6. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Sclerochloa. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Sclerochloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Sclerochloa. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• čeština: Tužanka
• English: Spray-grass, Hardgrass, Reflexed Meadow Grass
• polski: Suchotraw

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