Digitaria filiformis (L.) Koeler
Distribution
Native to:
Alabama, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Bahamas, Bolivia, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
Extinct in:
Michigan
Introduced into:
Equatorial Guinea, Tubuai Is.
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Panicum filiforme L. in Sp. Pl.: 57 (1753)
- Paspalum filiforme (L.) Flüggé in Gram. Monogr., Paspalum: 139 (1810), nom. illeg.
- Paspalum furcatum var. filiforme (L.) Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 104 (1877)
- Syntherisma filiformis (L.) Nash in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 420 (1895)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Agrostis amaicensis Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 258 (1810)
- Digitaria dolichophylla Henrard in Blumea 1: 94 (1934)
- Digitaria filiformis var. dolichophylla (Henrard) Wipff in Phytologia 80: 348 (1996 publ. 1997)
- Digitaria filiformis var. laeviglumis (Fernald) Wipff in Phytologia 80: 348 (1996 publ. 1997)
- Digitaria laeviglumis Fernald in Rhodora 22: 102 (1920)
- Panicum filiferum Garcke ex Sagorski & Gus.Schneid. in Fl. Centralkarpath.: 37 (1891), orth. var.
- Paspalum villosum Willd. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 273 (1841), pro syn.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
- Sánchez-Ken, J.G. (2012). A synopsis of Digitaria (Paniceae, Panicoideae, Poaceae) in Mexico, including the new species Digitaria michoacensis. Acta Botanica Mexicana 101: 127-149. Instituto de Ecología A.C.
- 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
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Aedo, C., Tellería, M.T. & Velayos, M. (eds.) (1999). Bases Documentales para la Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial; Plantas vascularis y hongos: 1-414. CSIC, real jardín Botánico, Madrid.
- Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Sánchez-Ken, J.G. (2012). A synopsis of Digitaria (Paniceae, Panicoideae, Poaceae) in Mexico, including the new species Digitaria michoacensis. Acta Botanica Mexicana 101: 127-149. Instituto de Ecología A.C.
- 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? |
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s.coll. [625], Brazil | K001102974 | Yes | |||
Fernald, M.L. [516], New Hampshire | K001056182 | Yes | |||
Fernald, M.L. [516], New Hampshire | K001056183 | Yes |
Sources
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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
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0