Polypogon (Poaceae)

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: Polypogon
Species: P. australis – P. chilensis – P. elongatus – P. exasperatus – P. fugax – P. griquensis – P. hissaricus – P. imberbis – P. interruptus – P. ivanovae – P. linearis – P. magellanicus – P. maritimus – P. mollis – P. monspeliensis – P. nilgiricus – P. parvulus – P. pygmeus – P. schimperianus – P. subspathaceus‎ – P. tenellus – P. tenuis – P. viridis
Nothospecies: P. × adscendens

Name

Polypogon Desf., Fl. Atlant. 1: 66 (1798)

Type species: Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf., Fl. Atlant. 1: 66 (1798)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Santia Savi, Mem. Mat. Fis. Soc. Ital. 8: 479 (1799)
- Chaetotropis Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 72 (1829)
- Chaetotropsis D.Dietr. in Syn. Plant. 1: 134 (1839), orth. var.
- Nowodworskya J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 351 (1830)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan
- - Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Ascension, Assam, Azores, Baleares, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Bulgaria, Burundi, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Corse, Costa Rica, Crozet Is., Cyprus, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Is., France, Free State, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Gulf States, Honduras, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kerguelen, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Louisiana, Macquarie Is., Madeira, Marion-Prince Edward, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Nevada, New Mexico, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Niger, North Caucasus, Oklahoma, Oman, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Rwanda, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South Australia, South European Russi, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sudan, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tristan da Cunha, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uruguay, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Washington, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Introduced into:
  - Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Angola, Arkansas, Austria, Bermuda, Botswana, British Columbia, Chatham Is., Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Québec, Réunion, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Swaziland, Tasmania, Tennessee, Ukraine, Venezuelan Antilles, Victoria, Virginia, Wisconsin, Yukon

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Desfontaines, R.L. 1798. Flora Atlantica sive historia plantarum quae in Atlante, agro tunetano et algeriensi crescunt. Tomus primus. xx + 444 pp, 120 pl., Parisiis: Panckoucke. BHL Reference page.

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. Polypogon 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, Polypogon (Poaceae). Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 11.
Tropicos.org 2013. Polypogon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Polypogon. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: Rabbitsfoot grass
suomi: Sukaheinät
қазақша: Мысыққұйрық
русский: Многобородник
中文: 棒头草属