Sphenopholis × pallens

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
Nothospecies: Sphenopholis × pallens

Sphenopholis × pallens (Biehler) Scribn., Rhodora 8: 145 (1906)

Formula hybridae: Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. × Sphenopholis pennsylvanica (L.) Hitchc.

Homotypic
- Aira × pallens Biehler in Pl. Nov. Herb. Spreng.: 8 (1807)
- Eatonia × pallens (Biehler) Scribn. & Merr. in Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 27: 7 (1900)
- Reboulea × pallens (Biehler) Farw. in Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 17: 181 (1916)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Sphenopholis × pallens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 19. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Sphenopholis × pallens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 November 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Sphenopholis × pallens. Published online. Accessed: November 19 2025. Reference page.