Poaceae
Aristida

Aristida contorta F.Muell.

First published in Trans. & Proc. Vict. Inst. Advancem. Sci. 1: 44 (1855)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Australia. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 22, 1983 Moore, S.le, M. [s.n.] Australia K000906022 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 22, 1983 Gaudichaud-Beaupré, C. [s.n.] Australia K000906021 Type Yes
Koch, M. [s.n.] Australia K000906009 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gosse, H. [114] Australia K000906017 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gosse, H. [116] Australia K000906014 Unknown Type Material Yes
Koch, M. [95] Australia K000906008 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hillier, J. [46] Australia K000906007 Type Yes
Mueller, F.J.H.von [s.n.] Australia K000906013 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller, F, J.H.von [s.n.] Australia K000906018 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K000906019 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller, F.J.H.von [s.n.] Australia K000906015 Unknown Type Material Yes
Monger [s.n.] Australia K000906012 Unknown Type Material Yes
Koch, M. [s.n.] Australia K000906010 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller, F.J.H.von [s.n.] Australia K000906011 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gosse, H. [55] Australia K000906016 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller, F.J.H.von [s.n.] Australia K000906020 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0