Biology:Piptatheropsis

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Short description: Genus of grasses

Piptatheropsis
Piptatheropsis micrantha.jpg
Piptatheropsis micrantha
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Stipodae
Tribe: Stipeae
Genus: Piptatheropsis
Romasch., P.M. Peterson & Soreng
Type species
Piptatheropsis canadensis
(Poir.) Romasch., P.M. Peterson & Soreng

Piptatheropsis is a genus of plants in the grass family.[1][2]

Piptatheropsis is a newly recognized genus, named in 2011, comprising species formerly considered members of Milium, Oryzopsis, Piptatherum, Stipa, and similar genera.[1]

Species[3]
  • Piptatheropsis canadensis (Poir.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng - Canada (BC to LAB), northeastern United States (ME NH NY MI WI MN WV)
  • Piptatheropsis exigua (Thurb.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng - western North America (ABT BC CO ID MT OR Washington (state) WY California NV UT)
  • Piptatheropsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng - western North America (ABT BC MAN SAS CO ID MT WY ND NE OK SD AZ California NV UT NM Texas )
  • Piptatheropsis pungens (Torr. ex Spreng.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng - Canada (BC to LAB plus NWT + YUK), United States (Northeast, Great Lakes, Black Hills of SD + WY, Rocky Mountains of CO + NM)
  • Piptatheropsis shoshoneana (Curto & Douglass M.Hend.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng - Idaho, Nevada

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Romaschenko, K., P. M. Peterson, R. J. Soreng, O. Futorna & A. Susanna. 2011. Phylogenetics of Piptatherum s.l. (Poaceae: Stipeae): evidence for a new genus, Piptatheropsis, and resurrection of Patis. Taxon 60(6): 1703–1716
  2. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

Wikidata ☰ Q19920981 entry