Sphenopholis

Sphenopholis pensylvanica

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: Aveninae
Genus: Sphenopholis
Species: S. filiformis – S. intermedia – S. interrupta – S. nitida – S. obtusata – S. pennsylvanica

Nothospecies: S. × pallens

Name

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Reboulea Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 341 (1830), nom. illeg.
    • Colobanthus (Trin.) Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 13: 163 (1846), nom. illeg. non Colobanthus Bartl., Ord. Nat. Pl. 305. 1830. (Caryophyllaceae)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: USA
      • Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
    • Regional: Canada
      • Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
  • Continental: Sourthern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Dominican Republic, Haiti
  • Continental: Pacific
    • Regional: Northern Central Pacific
      • Hawaii
    • Introduced into:
      • Germany, Japan, Nansei-shoto

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: wedgescale
  • മലയാളം: സ്ഫെനോഫോളിസ്
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