Sphenopholis

Sphenopholis pensylvanica

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: Aveninae
Genus: Sphenopholis
Species: S. filiformis – S. intermedia – S. interrupta – S. nitida – S. obtusata – S. pennsylvanica

Nothospecies: S. × pallens

Name

• Sphenopholis Scribn., Rhodora 8: 142 (1906), nom. nov.
• Type species: Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn., Rhodora 8: 144 (1906)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Reboulea Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 341 (1830), nom. illeg.
  • Colobanthus (Trin.) Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 13: 163 (1846), nom. illeg. non Colobanthus Bartl., Ord. Nat. Pl. 305. 1830. (Caryophyllaceae)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: USA Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming Regional: Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest Continental: Sourthern America Regional: Caribbean Dominican Republic, Haiti Continental: Pacific Regional: Northern Central Pacific Hawaii Introduced into: Germany, Japan, Nansei-shoto References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Scribner, F.L. 1906. Rhodora. Journal of the New England Botanical Club 8(92): 142.

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. 2013. Sphenopholis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 11. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Sphenopholis. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 11.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Sphenopholis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec. 2013. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Sphenopholis. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec. 2013. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: wedgescale
• മലയാളം: സ്ഫെനോഫോളിസ്

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