Bouteloua gracilis

Bouteloua gracilis

Bouteloua gracilis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Boutelouinae
Genus: Bouteloua
Species: Bouteloua gracilis

Name

Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 14: 375 (1912), nom. cons.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Chondrosum gracile Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 176 (1816).
• Homotypic
  • Actinochloa gracilis (Kunth) Willd. ex Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 418 (1817).
  • Atheropogon gracilis (Kunth) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 293 (1824).
  • Eutriana gracilis (Kunth) Trin., Gram. Unifl. Sesquifl.: 240 (1824).
• Heterotypic
  • Atheropogon oligostachyus Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 78 (1818).
  • Eutriana oligostachya (Nutt.) Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 96 (1829).
    • Chondrosum oligostachyum (Nutt.) Torr. in R.B.Marcy, Explor. Red River Louisiana: 300 (1853).
    • Bouteloua oligostachya (Nutt.) Torr. ex A.Gray, Manual, ed. 2: 553 (1856).
  • Chondrosum gracile var. polystachyum Nees, Linnaea 19: 692 (1847).
  • Bouteloua oligostachya var. intermedia Vasey, Grass. U.S.: 33 (1883), nom. nud.
  • Bouteloua major Vasey, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 14: 10 (1887), nom. nud.
    • Bouteloua oligostachya var. major Vasey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 2: 531 (1894).
    • Bouteloua gracilis var. major (Vasey) Beetle, Phytologia 52: 11 (1982).
  • Bouteloua stricta Vasey, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 15: 49 (1888).
    • Bouteloua gracilis var. stricta (Vasey) Hitchc., J. Washington Acad. Sci. 23: 454 (1933).
    • Chondrosum strictum (Vasey) Wipff, Phytoneuron 2021-53: 2 (2021).
  • Bouteloua oligostachya var. pallida Beal, Grass. N. Amer. 2: 418 (1896).
    • Bouteloua gracilis f. pallida (Beal) B.Boivin, Naturaliste Canad. 94: 521 (1967).

Homonyms

• Bouteloua gracilis Vasey = Bouteloua aristidoides (Kunth) Griseb.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate (introduced) Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia. Regional: China China North-Central, China Southeast. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh (introduced). Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Regional: Eastern Canada Ontario. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts (introduced), Michigan, New York (introduced), Ohio. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Florida, South Carolina (introduced). Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Griffiths 1912. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Smithsonian Institution 14:375. nom. cons. (Steudel, Nomencl. bot. ed. 2, 1:219. 1840, pro syn.)

Additional references

• Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Bouteloua gracilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Bouteloua gracilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Bouteloua gracilis. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Bouteloua gracilis. Accessed: 1 Jan 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bouteloua gracilis. Accessed: 2024 Jan 1.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bouteloua gracilis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

català: Grama blava
English: Blue grama
日本語: ブルーグラマ
中文: 格兰马草

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