Sclerochloa

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Sclerochloa
Sclerochloa dura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Poaceae
Genus:
Sclerochloa

Type species
Sclerochloa dura
Synonyms[2]

Crassipes Swallen

Sclerochloa is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family.[3][4][5][6] Hardgrass is a common name for plants in this genus.[7]

Species[2][8]
  1. Sclerochloa dura (L.) P.Beauv. - Europe, Asia, and North Africa from Spain + Morocco to Pakistan + Xinjiang; naturalized in Australia[9] + North America[10]
  2. Sclerochloa woronowii (Hack.) Tzvelev - Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Caucasus, Turkey
formerly included[2]

numerous species now considered better suited to other genera: Catapodium Cutandia Desmazeria Festuca Poa Puccinellia Sphenopus

References

  1. ^ lectotype designated by Piper, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 2 (1906)
  2. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 97-98 in Latin
  4. ^ Tropicos, Sclerochloa P. Beauv.
  5. ^ Flora of China, FOC Vol. 22 Page 314 硬草属 ying cao shu Sclerochloa P. Beauvois, Ess. Agrostogr. 97. 1812.
  6. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Fienarola indurita, Common Hardgrass, Sclerochloa dura (L.) P. Beauv.
  7. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sclerochloa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  8. ^ The Plant List search for Sclerochloa
  9. ^ Atlas of Living Australia, Sclerochloa P.Beauv.
  10. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map

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