Parapholis filiformis

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: Parapholiinae
Genus: Parapholis
Species: Parapholis filiformis

Name

Parapholis filiformis (Roth) C.E.Hubb., Blumea, Suppl. 3: 14 (1946).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Rottboellia filiformis Roth, Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 10: 38 (1794).
Homotypic
- Ophiuros filiformis (Roth) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 797 (1817).
- Lepturus filiformis (Roth) Trin., Fund. Agrost.: 123 (1820).
- Lepiurus filiformis (Roth) Dumort., Observ. Gramin. Belg.: 146 (1824).
- Lepturus incurvatus var. filiformis (Roth) Bab., Prim. Fl. Sarnicae: 116 (1839).
- Lepturus incurvatus subsp. filiformis (Roth) Hartm., Handb. Skand. Fl., ed. 5: 284 (1849).
- Lepturus incurvus subsp. filiformis (Roth) Briq., Prodr. Fl. Corse 1: 183 (1910).
- Pholiurus filiformis (Roth) Schinz & Thell., Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 66: 265 (1921).
- Pholiurus incurvus subsp. filiformis (Roth) A.Camus, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 69: 86 (1922).
- Pholiurus incurvus var. filiformis (Roth) Täckh., Bull. Fac. Sci. Egypt. Univ. 17: 312 (1941).
Heterotypic
- Rottboellia erecta Savi, Due Cent. Piante: 34 (1804).
  - Ophiuros erectus (Savi) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 88 (1821 publ. 1822).
- Ophiuros compressus C.Presl, Gram. Sicul.: 35 (1818).
  - Lepturus compressus (C.Presl) Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 357 (1854).
- Rottboellia arabica Willd. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 474 (1841), pro syn.
- Rottboellia compressa Guss. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 474 (1841), pro syn.
- Rottboellia gracilis Mill. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 474 (1841), pro syn.
- Lepturus filiformis var. subcurvatus Lange, Bot. Tidsskr. 10: 189 (1877), nom. nud.
- Rottboellia subulata Salzm. ex Ball, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 733 (1878), pro syn.
- Lepturus filiformis f. simplex Hausskn., Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, n.f., 13-14: 71 (1899).
- Lepturus filiformis f. ramosissima Hausskn., Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, n.f., 13-14: 71 (1899).
- Stenotaphrum compressum Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 648 (1917), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Madeira.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands, Palestine, Türkiye.

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

References

Primary references

Hubbard, C.E. 1946. Henrardia, a new genus of the Gramineae. Blumea, Supplement 3: 10–21. Naturalis Reference page.

Additional references

Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2010. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 1: Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae, Monocotyledoneae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0120-9, 455 pp. PDF Reference page.

Links

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.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Parapholis filiformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 19. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Parapholis filiformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 December 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Parapholis filiformis. Published online. Accessed: December 19 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: slender sea-hardgrass
español: paráfolo filiforme