Biology:Pleuropogon
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Short description: Genus of grasses
Pleuropogon | |
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Pleuropogon californicus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Supertribe: | Melicodae |
Tribe: | Meliceae |
Genus: | Pleuropogon R.Br. |
Type species | |
Pleuropogon sabinei | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Pleuropogon is a genus of Arctic and North American plants in the grass family known generally as semaphore grass.[2][3]
Pleuropogon native primarily to North America, with one species extending into Arctic Eurasia. These are erect grasses with drooping leaves. They grow in wet areas, sometimes even to the point of being partially submerged at times.[4][5]
- Pleuropogon californicus (Nees) Benth. ex Vasey - annual semaphore grass - California (from San Luis Obispo Co to Humboldt Co)
- Pleuropogon davyi L.D.Benson - northwestern California
- Pleuropogon hooverianus (G.T.Benson) Howell - North Coast semaphore grass - California (Mendocino, Sonoma, Marin Cos)
- Pleuropogon oregonus Chase - Oregon semaphore grass - Oregon (Lake + Union Cos)
- Pleuropogon refractus (A.Gray) Benth. ex Vasey - nodding semaphore grass - California (Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Marin Cos), Oregon, Washington (state) , British Columbia
- Pleuropogon sabinii R.Br. false semaphore grass - Svalbard, Greenland, Nunavut, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, Alaska, northern regions of Russian Federation
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Brown, Robert 1823. Chloris Melvilliana pages 31–32, plate D
- ↑ But, P. P. H. 1994. New combinations in Pleuropogon (Poaceae). Novon 4(1): 16–17
- ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment
- ↑ USDA Plants Profile
- ↑ The Plant List search for Pleuropogon
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution maps
Wikidata ☰ Q1953241 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleuropogon.
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