Sclerochloa dura

Sclerochloa dura

Sclerochloa dura

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota 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: Sclerochloa dura

Name

Sclerochloa dura (L.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 98 (1812)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cynosurus durus L. in Sp. Pl.: 72 (1753)
  • Festuca dura (L.) Vill. in Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 2: 94 (1787)
  • Poa dura (L.) Scop. in Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 70 (1771)
  • Sesleria dura (L.) Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 110 (1829)
• Heterotypic
  • Amblychloa dura Link ex Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. India 7: 335 (1897)
  • Crassipes annuus Swallen in Amer. J. Bot. 18: 685 (1931)
  • Sclerochloa dura var. arenosa Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 783 (1866)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Cosmopolitan Regionalː Eurasia Afghanistan, Austria, Bulgaria, 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 98.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Sclerochloa dura in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Sclerochloa dura. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 November 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Sclerochloa dura. Published online. Accessed: November 28 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sclerochloa dura in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: common hardgrass, fairground grass
• polski: Suchotraw twardy

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