Xerophyllum tenax

Xerophyllum tenax

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Melanthiaceae
Tribus: Xerophylleae
Genus: Xerophyllum
Species: Xerophyllum tenax

Name

Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt., 1818.

Synonyms

Basionym

• Helonias tenax Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 243. 1813.

Heterotypic

• Melanthium spicatum Walter, Fl. Carol.: 125, 1788, nom. illeg.
• Xerophyllum douglasii S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 284. 1879.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Canada Alberta, British Columbia Regional: Western USA California, Oregon, Washington Regional: Central USA Idaho, Montana, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nuttall, T. 1818. The genera of North American plants, and a catalogue of the species, to the year 1817. Volume 1. viii + 312 pp, D. Heartt, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. : 1: 235

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Xerophyllum tenax in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Xerophyllum tenax. Published online. Accessed: November 30 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Xerophyllum tenax. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Xerophyllum tenax. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 November 2023.
• Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Xerophyllum tenax in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 19-March-10.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Bärengras
English: Bear-grass
suomi: Karhunheinä
français: Herbe d'ours

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