Poaceae
Alopecurus

Alopecurus magellanicus Lam.

First published in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 168 (1791)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Subarctic to W. Central U.S.A., Ecuador to S. South America, Subantarctic Islands. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado, East European Russia, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Great Britain, Greenland, Idaho, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, Mongolia, Montana, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Peru, Québec, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, South Georgia, Svalbard, Utah, West Siberia, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rastenii Respublika Altai: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Grubov, V.I. (2008). Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia (with an atlas) 2: 1-503. Academy of Sciences, Mongolian People's Republic, Ulaan Bator.
  • Hultén, E.O.G. (1960). Flora of the Aleutian Islands and westernmost Alaska Peninsula: with notes on the flora of Commander Islands, ed. 2: 1-376. Weinheim : J. Cramer ; New York : Hafner Pub. Co.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rastenii Respublika Altai: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Pavlov, N.V. (ed.) (1956). Flora Kazakhstana 1: 1-354. Alma-Ata, Izd-vo Akademii nauk Kazakhskoi SSR.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dorsett; Dorsett [3484A] K003520746 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003334531 Yes
[Beverley] [s.n.] Canada K003521208 Yes
Simmons, H.G. [306] Canada K003521216 Yes
Marshall, E.S. [[1647]] United Kingdom K003334534 Yes
Smith, D.N. [3011] Peru K003521454 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] New Zealand K003521161 Yes
Schofield, W.B. [2054] United States K003521191 Yes
Stafford, D. [1283] Peru K003521456 Yes
King (Capt.) [s.n.] Chile K003521506 Yes
Bennett, B. [2045] Peru K003521452 Yes
Beechey [s.n.] Canada K003521221 Yes
Koslowsky, J. [149] Argentina K003521486 Yes
Renvoize, S. [4512] Bolivia K003521465 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K003521511 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K003521163 Yes
Boelcke; et al. [s.n.] Argentina K003521490 Yes
Hunt, G.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003334536 Yes
Seward, A.C.; Holttum, R.E. [s.n.] Greenland K003521176 Yes
Floyd, K. [HS_G8_11022022] South Georgia and the Islands K000370798 No
Feilden [s.n.] Canada K003521205 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003334556 Yes
Marshall, E.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003334532 Yes
Rebristaja, O. [s.n.] Russia K003520748 Yes
s.coll. [1621] K003520769 Yes
s.coll. [23] United Kingdom K003334530 Yes
Williams, M.M. [1657] United States K003521188 Yes
Laegaard, S. [12869] Argentina K003521484 Yes
Buchtien, O., Dr. [502] Bolivia K000308502 Type Yes
[Parry] [s.n.] K003521223 Yes
Darwin, C. [498] Chile K003521507 Yes
Moore, D.M. [1304] Argentina K003521483 Yes
[A. Baicalem] [s.n.] K003520763 Yes
Shoolbred, W.A.; Britton, C.E. [1744] United Kingdom K003334529 Yes
Laegaard, S. [13157] Argentina K003521473 Yes
Hart, H.C. [s.n.] K003521156 Yes
Lyall (Dr.) [s.n.] Australia K003521158 Yes
Koslowsky, J. [223] Argentina K003521485 Yes
[McClintock] [s.n.] K003521218 Yes
Wiggins, I.L. [12480] United States K003521193 Yes
Karo, F.; Komarov, V. [IP273] Russia K003520780 Yes
Hooker; Seemann [s.n.] K003521165 Yes
Manning, T.H.; MacPherson, A. [143] Canada K003521215 Yes
s.coll. [51] Canada K003521169 Yes
Hultén, E. [7267] United States K003521184 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] K003520752 No
Boelcke; et al. [s.n.] Argentina K003521489 Yes
Feilden, H.W. (Col) [s.n.] Russia K003520776 Yes
Lechler [2946] Chile K003521494 Yes
Godley, E.J. [s.n.] Chile K003521499 Yes
Patterson, H.N. [159] United States K003521224 Yes
[J. H.] [26] Canada K003521207 Yes
Norberg, I.L. [s.n.] United States K003521186 Yes
Poplavska, G.; Zinserling, Y. [s.n.] Russia K003520771 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A.; Grondona, E. [26323] Chile K003521504 Yes
St. Beck, G. [7716] Bolivia K003521457 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [9028] Bolivia K003521462 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Greenland K003521170 Yes
Hutchinson, J.W. [624] United States K003521183 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K003521171 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003334549 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [1072] United States K003521225 Yes
Alcock, I.M.S. [17774] Tajikistan K003520751 Yes
Steven [s.n.] K003334551 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [s.n.] United States K003521197 Yes
Elwes, H.J. [s.n.] Argentina K003521493 Yes
Ewing, P.; Salmon, C.S.; Nicholson, W.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003334535 Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR361] United Kingdom K001873063 No
Moore, D.M. [1095] Chile K003521497 Yes
Cody, W.J.; Ferguson, D.H. [9746] Canada K003521210 Yes
Donat, A. [s.n.] Argentina K003521491 Yes
Tweedie, R. [93] Argentina K003521476 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] K003521219 Yes
Drummond [72] K003521206 Yes
Lechler, W. [440] Chile K000308503 Type Yes
Wiggins, I.L. [12955] United States K003521192 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K003521509 Yes
Sørensen, T. [3013] Greenland K003521177 Yes
St. Beck, G. [1987] Bolivia K003521459 Yes
Lyall (Dr.) [s.n.] K003521160 Yes
[Capt. Feilden] [s.n.] K003521148 Yes
Swanson, N. [s.n.] Canada K003521212 Yes
Cody, W.J. [19979] Canada K003521209 Yes
Sutherland [62] K003521146 Yes
Kharkevich, S.; Buch, T. [s.n.] Russia K003520778 Yes
Watson, H.C. [1277] United Kingdom K003334533 Yes
Schrenk [s.n.] K003520750 Yes
Sutherland [82] K003521145 Yes
Kharkevich, S.; Buch, T. [s.n.] Russia K003520777 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] K003334553 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003334541 Yes
Tweedie, R. [164] Argentina K003521481 Yes
Donat, A. [s.n.] Chile K003521508 Yes
Chambers, K.L. [100] United States K003521194 Yes
Moore, D.M. [1338] Argentina K003521482 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [4338] United States K003521199 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003521214 Yes
Hart, H.C. [156] K003521151 Yes
Tweedie, R. [62] Argentina K003521475 Yes
Mennell, H.T. [1496] United Kingdom K003334540 Yes
[Capt. Feilden] [s.n.] Greenland K003521154 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [4289] United States K003521198 Yes
Porsild, M.P. [541] Greenland K003521178 Yes
[Capt Feilden] [s.n.] K003521149 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greenland K003521167 Yes
[Pandora] [s.n.] K003521173 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003520749 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003334546 No
s.coll. [8846] K003520781 Yes
Nielsen, E.L. [s.n.] United States K003521201 Yes
Hultén, E. [7267] United States K003521196 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K003521190 Yes
Kriwoscheja, N. [s.n.] Russia K003520761 Yes
Rydberg, P.A.; Bessey, E.A. [3562] United States K003521226 Yes
Maass; Tillet [287] Peru K003521455 Yes
Stevens, W. [s.n.] Canada K003521211 Yes
Peterson, P.; Soreng, R.J.; Refulio Roidriguez, N. [17502] Argentina K003521471 Yes
Coppinger [s.n.] Canada K003521150 Yes
Hunter, A.H. [6] Chile K003521502 Yes
Hutchinson, J.W. [432] United States K003521182 Yes
Peterson, P.; Soreng, R.J.; Refulio Roidriguez, N.; Belgrano, M. [17056] Argentina K003521472 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003520762 Yes
[Bissan] [s.n.] Greenland K003521172 Yes
Feilden, H.W. (Col) [s.n.] Russia K003520775 Yes
King [s.n.] Chile K000308498 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003334555 Yes
Cody, W.J. [26785] Canada K003521202 Yes
Renvoize, S. [4505] Bolivia K003521461 Yes
Laegaard, S. [13306] Argentina K003521477 Yes
Pullen (Capt.) [160] Russia K003520764 Yes
Rydberg, P.A. [3043] United States K003521227 Yes
Buchtien, O. [431] Bolivia K003521467 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [5909] United States K003521228 Yes
Komarov, V.L. [s.n.] Russia K003520756 Yes
Saunders, S.G.E. [694] Peru K003521453 Yes
Moore, D.M. [2356] Chile K003521503 Yes
Arnott [s.n.] United Kingdom K003334539 Yes
St. Beck, G. [14044] Bolivia K003521458 Yes
s.coll. [8846] K003520755 Yes
Seemann [2205] K003521175 Yes
Pichi Sermolli, R.E.G.; Bizzarri, P. [7474] Argentina K003521478 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] Canada K003521162 Yes
Balfour [s.n.] United Kingdom K003334558 Yes
Hultén, E. [s.n.] Russia K003520758 Yes
[Augustinowicz] [s.n.] K003520759 Yes
Feuerer, T. [4718] Bolivia K003521464 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] K003334552 Yes
Anderson [s.n.] K003521220 Yes
Warming, E.; Holm, T. [s.n.] K003520765 Yes
King (Capt.) [s.n.] Chile K003521505 Yes
Feuerer, T. [6330] Bolivia K003521468 Yes
[Burke] [s.n.] K003521174 Yes
MacKechnie, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003334543 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003334557 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003520747 Yes
Mandon, G. [1244] Bolivia K003521460 Yes
Santesson, R. [1579] Argentina K003521495 Yes
Blake, J.L. [17] Argentina K003521487 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Goyder, D.J. [15454] Bolivia K003521463 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003334545 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [1045] United States K003521200 Yes
Koslowsky, J. [150] Argentina K003521488 Yes
Bridges [827] Chile K003521501 Yes
Cunningham, R.O. [s.n.] Chile K003521510 Yes
Buchtien, O. [431] Bolivia K003521466 Yes
Turner, H.A. [s.n.] Canada K003521217 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K003520772 Yes
[Capt. McClure] [s.n.] Canada K003521159 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A.; Grondona, E. [24429] Argentina K003521479 Yes
[Burke]; Hook [s.n.] K003521166 Yes
Greville [s.n.] K003334554 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K003521500 Yes
Hart, H.C. [50] K003521147 Yes
Wiggins, I.L. [12526] United States K003521180 Yes
[Parry] [s.n.] Canada K003521213 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003520779 Yes
Moore, D.M. [1045] Chile K003521498 Yes
Czekanowski [s.n.] K003520760 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Greenland K003521168 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003520768 Yes
Alcock, I.M.S. [17774] Tajikistan K003520753 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003520770 Yes
Williams, M.M. [1704] United States K003521187 Yes
Trist, P.J.O. [7086] United Kingdom K003334537 Yes
Simons, H.G. [49] Greenland K003521179 Yes
Lechler, W. [263] Chile K000308506 Type Yes
Feilden, H.W. (Col) [s.n.] Russia K003520774 Yes
Salmon, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003334542 Yes
Tweedie, R. [60] Argentina K003521480 Yes
Johnston [s.n.] United States K003521181 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003334550 Yes
Chile K000308505 Type Yes
Hall, E.; Harbour, J.P. [682] K003521144 Yes
Croall, A. [60] United Kingdom K003334544 Yes
Richards, C. [s.n.] K003521143 Yes
Chile K000308504 Type Yes
[Capt Feilden] [s.n.] K003521155 Yes
Donat, A. [s.n.] Argentina K003521492 Yes
Ekstam, O. [s.n.] Russia K003520773 Yes
Moore, D.M. [2277] Chile K003521496 Yes
[Capt Feilden] [s.n.] K003521152 Yes
Taylor, J. [s.n.] K003521164 Yes
Senn, H.A.; Calder, J.A. [3961] Canada K003521204 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [5169] United States K003521195 Yes
Soper, J.D. [125859] Canada K003521203 Yes
Jones, G.N. [s.n.] United States K003521185 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003334538 Yes
[Capt. Feilden] [s.n.] K003521153 Yes
Laegaard, S. [13415] Argentina K003521474 Yes
Komarov, V.L. [s.n.] Russia K003520757 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [1045] United States K003521189 Yes
Alcock, I.M.S. [17774] Tajikistan K003520754 Yes
Hart, H.C.; [Feilde [s.n.] K003521157 Yes
[Beachy] [s.n.] K003521222 Yes
Don, G. [s.n.] United Kingdom Alopecurus borealis K000913462 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rev. A. E. Eaton [s.n.] Svalbard Alopecurus alpinus K003334572 Yes
Rev. A. E. Eaton [s.n.] Svalbard Alopecurus alpinus K003334571 Yes
Jorgensen, E. [s.n.] Svalbard Alopecurus alpinus K003334579 Yes
Lyall (Dr) [s.n.] Alopecurus alpinus K003334573 Yes
Martins, M. [124] Svalbard Alopecurus alpinus K003334566 Yes
Walker [s.n.] Alopecurus alpinus K003334575 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Alopecurus alpinus K003334565 Yes
Lid, J. [139] Svalbard Alopecurus alpinus K003334563 Yes
Anderson; Anderson [s.n.] Alopecurus alpinus K003334568 Yes
[W. W. Wagstaff] [s.n.] Svalbard Alopecurus alpinus K003334577 Yes
Rev. A. E. Eaton [s.n.] Svalbard Alopecurus alpinus K003334570 Yes
Wulff, T. [s.n.] Svalbard Alopecurus alpinus K003334559 Yes
Trevor-Battye, A. [s.n.] Svalbard Alopecurus alpinus K003334581 Yes
Dobbs, C.G. [s.n.] Svalbard Alopecurus alpinus K003334560 Yes
Jorgensen, E. [s.n.] Svalbard Alopecurus alpinus K003334567 Yes
s.coll. [52] Alopecurus alpinus K003334574 Yes
Rev. A. E. Eaton [s.n.] Svalbard Alopecurus alpinus K003334569 Yes
Elton, C.S. [A183] Svalbard Alopecurus alpinus K003334561 Yes
Aandstad, S. [s.n.] Alopecurus alpinus K003334562 Yes
Wagstaff, W.W. [s.n.] Svalbard Alopecurus alpinus K003334578 Yes
s.coll. [52] Alopecurus alpinus K003334576 Yes
Dobbs, C.G. [s.n.] Svalbard Alopecurus alpinus K003334564 Yes
Dr. Schrenk [s.n.] Alopecurus magellanicus subsp. glaucus K003520783 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Alopecurus magellanicus subsp. glaucus K003520782 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Alopecurus magellanicus subsp. glaucus K003520784 Yes

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0