Deschampsia tenella

Deschampsia tenella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Aristaveninae
Genus: Deschampsia
Species: Deschampsia tenella

Name

Deschampsia tenella Petrie, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 23: 402 (1890 publ. 1891).

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Deschampsia tenella var. procera Petrie, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 23: 402 (1890 publ. 1891).

Homonyms

  • Deschampsia tenella Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 94: 25 (1897), nom. illeg. vide Avenella flexuosa subsp. flexuosa.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Australasia
    • Regional: New Zealand
      • New Zealand North, New Zealand South

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

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: alpine whorl-grass
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