Taeniatherum
| Medusahead | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Taeniatherum caput-medusae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Taeniatherum Nevski [1] |
| Binomial name | |
| Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski | |
| Type species | |
| Taeniatherum crinitum (Schreb.) Nevski[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Taeniatherum is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family.[3][4][5]
- Species
The only recognized species is Taeniatherum caput-medusae, called Medusahead. It is native to southern + central Europe (from Portugal to European Russia), North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia), and Asia (from Turkey + Saudi Arabia to Pakistan + Kazakhstan).[2][6][7][8][9]
It is also naturalized in south Australia, Chile, and parts of North America.[10][11][12][13]
References
- 1 2 In: Trudy Sredne-Aziatskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta. Seriya 8b, Botanika 17: 38. 1934. "Name - Taeniatherum Nevski". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
Type Specimens: Taeniatherum crinitum (Schreb.) Nevski
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Nevski, Sergei Arsenjevic. 1934. Trudy Sredne-Aziatskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta. Seriya 8b, Botanika 17: 38
- ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ↑ Frederiksen, S. 1986. Revision of Taeniatherum (Poaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 6(4): 389–397
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana genere Taeniatherum
- ↑ Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem
- ↑ Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press
- ↑ Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève
- ↑ Biota of North America 2013 county distribution map
- ↑ Meghan Skaer, 24 Jan 2014, Global Invasions Network, New Kid on the Block: A novel invader in an invaded community
- ↑ Ausgrass2, Grasses of Australia, Taeniatherum caput-medusae
- ↑ Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348
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