Poaceae
Alopecurus

Alopecurus carolinianus Walter

First published in Fl. Carol.: 74 (1788)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & Central Canada to U.S.A. and Mexico (Sonora). It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Ibrahim, K.M. & Peterson, P.M. (2014). Grasses of Washington, D.C.. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 99: 1-128.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2019). https://doi.org/10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. epublication.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Ibrahim, K.M. & Peterson, P.M. (2014). Grasses of Washington, D.C.. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 99: 1-128.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Stevens, G.W. [243] United States K003521428 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [50] United States K003521413 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [7758] United States K003521412 Yes
Robinson, B.L. [417] United States K003521418 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] United States K003521425 Yes
Douglas [s.n.] K003521409 Yes
Chase, V.H. [10286] United States K003521415 Yes
Peterson, P.; Romaschenko, K. [25218] United States K003521356 Yes
{Mr. Elliott} [s.n.] K003521410 Yes
Bush, B.F. [872] United States K003521422 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K003521411 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K003521432 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [323] United States K003521431 Yes
Rydberg, P.A.; Bessey, E.A. [3561] United States K003521424 Yes
Weatherwax, P. [s.n.] United States K003521433 Yes
Bush, B.F. [770] United States K003521427 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K003521420 Yes
Bush, B.F. [793] United States K003521423 Yes
Chase, V.H. [s.n.] United States K003521430 Yes
Weatherwax [s.n.] United States K003521434 Yes
Ahles, H.E.; Jackson, E.V. [53325] United States K003521414 Yes
Abrams, L. [3448] United States K003521419 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [3044] United States K003521416 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [643] United States K003521429 Yes
Drummond, T. [476] United States K003521426 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7407] United States K003521417 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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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