Ampelodesmos mauritanicus (Poir.) T.Durand & Schinz
First published in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 874 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & Central Medit. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Algeria, Baleares, Corse, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia
Introduced into:
California, East Aegean Is., Great Britain, Portugal
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Arundo mauritanica Poir. in Voy. Barbarie 2: 104 (1789)
- Donax ampelodesmos C.Presl in Gram. Sicul.: 16 (1818), nom. superfl.
- Donax mauritanicus (Poir.) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 78 (1812)
- Stipa mauritanica (Poir.) Columbus & J.P.Sm. in Aliso 28: 67 (2010)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Ampelodesmos ampelodesmos (Cirillo) Kerguélen in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 123: 319 (1976), not validly publ.
- Ampelodesmos bicolor (Poir.) Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 79 (1829)
- Ampelodesmos effusus Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 195 (1854)
- Ampelodesmos festucoides Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 195 (1854), pro syn.
- Ampelodesmos mauritanicus var. bicolor (Poir.) Fiori in A.Fiori & al., Nuov. Fl. Italia 1: 101 (1923)
- Ampelodesmos mauritanicus var. effusus (Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 874 (1894)
- Ampelodesmos mauritanicus f. parviflorus Pau in Mem. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 396 (1924)
- Ampelodesmos mauritanicus var. squarrosus (Coss. & Durieu) T.Durand & Schinz in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 874 (1894)
- Ampelodesmos tenax (Vahl) Link in Hort. Berol. 1: 136 (1827)
- Ampelodesmos tenax var. bicolor (Poir.) Fiori in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 1: 66 (1896)
- Ampelodesmos tenax var. concolor Lojac. in Fl. Sicul. 3: 882 (1909)
- Ampelodesmos tenax var. microstachys Trab. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 32: 396 (1887)
- Ampelodesmos tenax var. squarrosus Coss. & Durieu in Expl. Sci. Algérie 2: 127 (1855)
- Ampelodonax bicolor (Poir.) Lojac. in Fl. Sicul. 3: 282 (1909)
- Arundo ampelodesmos Cirillo in Pl. Rar. Neapol. 2: 30 (1792)
- Arundo bicolor Poir. in Voy. Barbarie 2: 104 (1789)
- Arundo biflora Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 196 (1791)
- Arundo festucoides Desf. in Fl. Atlant. 1: 108 (1798)
- Arundo festucoides f. grandiflora Pau in Mem. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 396 (1924)
- Arundo tenax Vahl in Symb. Bot. 2: 25 (1791)
- Avena festucoides (Desf.) Raspail in Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 439 (1825)
- Calamagrostis bicolor J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 172 (1791)
- Deyeuxia arundinacea P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: t. 15, f.11a-d (1812), pro syn.
- Donax bicolor (Poir.) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 78 (1812)
- Donax festucoides (Desf.) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 78 (1812)
- Donax tenax (Vahl) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 78 (1812)
- Festuca elatior Ucria in Hort. Panhorm.: 80 (1789), nom. illeg.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Berry, M. (2022). Adventures and aliens news 27. BSBI News 151: 34-44.
- 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.
- Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Berry, M. (2022). Adventures and aliens news 27. BSBI News 151: 34-44.
- 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.
- Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
- von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2005-2022). The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Doumenge [s.n.], Morocco | K000345322 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.] | K000912855 | Yes | |||
Gouan, A. [142] | K000912856 | 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 Living Collection Database
- Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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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
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images