Poaceae
Alopecurus

Alopecurus himalaicus Hook.f.

First published in Fl. Brit. India 7: 238 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bulgaria to Xinjiang and W. Himalaya. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
  • Nowak, A. & Nobis, M. (eds.) (2020). Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas 2: 367-766. PAN, Polish academy of sciences.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1957). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 1: 1-547. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Pavlov, N.V. (ed.) (1956). Flora Kazakhstana 1: 1-354. Alma-Ata, Izd-vo Akademii nauk Kazakhskoi SSR.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 8, 1994 Stewart, R.R. [8147] India K000458240 Yes
Dec 8, 1994 Stewart, R.R.; Stewart, I.D. [22269] India K000458239 Yes
Jul 6, 1992 Atkinson, W.T. [24205] India K000458242 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Winterbottom, J.E. [646] India K000458243 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Duthie, J.F. [11875] India K000458247 Yes
Jan 13, 1908 Schneider, C.K.; Bergman [822] Bulgaria K000458236 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [13506] India K000458257 Yes
s.coll. [158] India K000458252 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K000458255 Yes
s.coll. [763] K003520676 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [13910] India K000458251 Yes
Metz, M.C. [190] India K000458258 Yes
Gibbons, R.B.; Gibbons, L. [821] Afghanistan K003520623 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [715] Bulgaria K000458237 Yes
Grace, M.; Bailey, E.; Bull, D.; Carr, S. [190] India K000458241 Yes
Hedge, I.; Wendelbo, P. [W5448] Afghanistan K003520624 Yes
Johnstone, G.W. [16] Afghanistan K003520627 Yes
Levinge, H.C. [27462] India K000032390 Type Yes
Gilbert, O.L. [s.n.] Afghanistan K003520625 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [9847] India K000458249 Yes
Stojanoff, N. [s.n.] Bulgaria K003334528 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [13212] K003520906 Yes
Edelberg, L. [1276] Afghanistan K003520620 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [29844] India K000032392 Type Yes
Duthie, J.F. [13506] India K000458246 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [13910] India K000458244 Yes
Schmid, F. [2432] Pakistan K003520905 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K000458259 Yes
{Miss F. Hughes} [18] Afghanistan K003520628 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [1248] Bulgaria K000458238 Yes
Alkinson, W.S. [24205] India K000458256 Yes
Johnstone, C.W. [15] Afghanistan K003520626 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [11875] India K000458254 Type Yes
Clarke, C.B. [29693] India K000458248 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K003520907 Yes
Wendelbo, P. [s.n.] Pakistan K000458260 Yes
Dobson, A.T. [159] Afghanistan K003520622 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [785] Bulgaria K000458235 Yes
Stewart, R.R.; Stewart, I.D. [21995] India K000458250 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [11875] India K000458245 Yes
Falconer, H. [s.n.] India K000032391 Type Yes
Duthie, J.F. [13506] India K000458253 Yes
Falconer, H. [s.n.] India K000032389 Type Yes
Furse, P. [8824] Afghanistan K003520621 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