Melica porteri

Melica porteri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Meliceae
Genus: Melica
Species: Melica porteri

Name

Melica porteri Scribn., 1885

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Melica mutica var. parviflora Porter in Syn. Fl. Colorado: 149 (1874)
    • Melica parviflora (Porter) Scribn. in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 50 (1894), nom. superfl.
  • Heterotypic
    • Melica porteri var. laxa Boyle in Madroño 8: 25 (1945)
    • Melica stricta Brandegee in Bull. U.S. Geol. Geog. Surv. Territ. 2(3): 244 (1876), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Central USA
      • Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas, Utah
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast

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

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford

Vernacular names

English: Porter's melicgrass
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