Poaceae
Alopecurus

Alopecurus cucullatus (L.) Raspail

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 294 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Gozo to N. Iraq. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Aegean Is., Greece, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sicilia, Turkey

Introduced into:

Germany, Kriti

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Cornucopiae cucullatum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bor, N.L. (1968). Flora of Iraq 9: 1-588. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hassler, M. (2012). Flora of Rhodes. Systematic list of flora of Rhodes http://www.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~db111/flora/rhodos/list.php.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1955 Fleischer [s.n.] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K000913546 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aucher Eloy [3006] Iraq Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521606 Yes
Zohary, M.; Feinbrun, N. [s.n.] Israel Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521600 Yes
Bornmuller, J. [10109] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521584 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521608 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [D27309] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521582 Yes
Balls, E.K.; Gourley, W.B. [883] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521581 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521587 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521586 Yes
Davis; Polunin, O. [25603] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521578 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [FNH3472] Israel Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521602 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521558 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [G1789] West Bank Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521604 Yes
Brown, E.S. [2482] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521577 Yes
Stuart [s.n.] Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521554 Yes
Bornmuller, J. [10110] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521585 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Jones, B.M.G. [603] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521567 Yes
Davis; Polunin, O. [25357] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521579 Yes
Samuelsson, G. [1462] Syria Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521591 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521609 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521590 Yes
Ecole, H.P. [s.n.] Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521559 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [11126] Greece Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521555 Yes
[L. Winatip] [s.n.] Greece Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521583 Yes
Gouan [s.n.] Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521557 Yes
Davis, P.H. [5454] Lebanon Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521597 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Syria Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521592 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [6111] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521576 Yes
Heldreich, D. [s.n.] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521573 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [13300] Lebanon Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521596 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521594 Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Syria Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521595 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [76/102] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521575 Yes
Hartmann, E. [s.n.] Lebanon Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521598 Yes
Samuelsson, G. [1462] Syria Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521593 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521607 Yes
Balls, E.K. [B2203] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521580 Yes
Hennipman, E.; Nijhoff, P.; Swennen, C.; Tulp, A.S.; Vader, W.J.M.; De Wilde, W.J.J. [843] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521589 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521570 Yes
Fleischer [s.n.] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521569 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [G1789] West Bank Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521601 Yes
de Heldreich [s.n.] Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521556 Yes
Balansa, B. [s.n.] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K000913545 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sintenis, P. [697] Iraq Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521571 Yes
Hennipman, E.; Nijhoff, P.; Swennen, C.; Tulp, A.S.; Vader, W.J.M.; De Wilde, W.J.J. [1488] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521568 Yes
Pinard, C. [s.n.] Türkiye Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521574 Yes
Hosking, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521552 Yes
Sintenis, P. [697] Iraq Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521572 Yes
Bornmuller, J. [1600] Syria Cornucopiae cucullatum K003521603 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/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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