Limnodea

Limnodea arkansana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Agrostidinae
Genus: Limnodea
Species: L. arkansana

Name

• Limnodea L.H.Dewey, Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 2: 518 (1894)
• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Greenia Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 142 (1835 publ. 1837), nom. illeg.
  • Sclerachne Torr. ex Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 6: 273 (1841), nom. illeg.
  • Thurberia Benth., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 58 (1881), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern America Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina Regional: Southern Central America Arkansas, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dewey, L.H. (1894) Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 2(3): 518.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Limnodea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 11. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Limnodea. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 11.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Limnodea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Limnodea. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: Ozark grass

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