Sphenopholis nitida

Sphenopholis nitida

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: Sphenopholis nitida

Name

Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn., Rhodora 8: 144 (1906)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Aira nitida Biehler in Pl. Nov. Herb. Spreng.: 8 (1807)
    • Eatonia nitida (Biehler) Nash in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 511 (1892)
    • Graphephorum nitidum (Biehler) D.L.Fu in Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12: 250 (2024)
    • Reboulea nitida (Biehler) Farw. in Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 17: 181 (1916)
  • Heterotypic
    • Aira mollis Muhl. in Descr. Gram.: 82 (1817), nom. illeg.
    • Aira pallescens Kit. ex Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 685 (1817)
    • Aira pensylvanica Spreng. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Pétersbourg Hist. Acad. 2: 299 (1808)
    • Eatonia dudleyi Vasey in Bot. Gaz. 11: 116 (1886)
    • Eatonia glabra Nash in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 1012 (1901)
    • Eatonia pensylvanica (Spreng.) Shafer in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 1: 120 (1901)
    • Glyceria pensylvanica (Spreng.) Heynh. in Nom. Bot. Hort.: 361 (1840)
    • Koeleria pensylvanica (Spreng.) DC. in Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 117 (1813)
    • Reboulea nitida var. glabra (Nash) Farw. in Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 17: 181 (1916)
    • Reboulea pensylvanica (Spreng.) A.Gray in Manual: 591 (1848)
    • Sphenopholis glabra (Nash) A.Heller in Muhlenbergia 6: 12 (1910)
    • Sphenopholis nitida var. glabra (Nash) B.L.Rob. in Rhodora 10: 65 (1908)
    • Sphenopholis nitida subsp. glabra (Nash) Scribn. in Rhodora 8: 145 (1906)
    • Trisetum pensylvanicum (Spreng.) Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1: 66 (1830), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southeastern USA
      • Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
    • Regional: Central USA
      • , Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan

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

References

Primary references

Scribn., 1906. Rhodora; Journal of the New England Botanical Club. Cambridge, MA 8:144.

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: shiny wedgescale
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