Distribution
Native to:
Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Canary Is., Corse, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Austria, California, Chile Central, Chile South, Great Britain, Hawaii, Idaho, Japan, Maryland, Mexico Northwest, New Jersey, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Pennsylvania, South Australia, Tasmania, Utah, Victoria, Western Australia
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Achnatherum miliaceum (L.) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 19 (1812)
- Agrostis miliacea L. in Sp. Pl.: 61 (1753)
- Milium multiflorum Cav. in Descr. Pl.: 36 (1801), nom. superfl.
- Nassella multiflora Druce in List Brit. Pl., ed. 2: 125 (1928), nom. superfl.
- Oryzopsis miliacea (L.) Asch. & Schweinf. in Mém. Inst. Égypt. 2: 169 (1887)
- Oryzopsis multiflora Druce in Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3: 180 (1912 publ. 1913), nom. superfl.
- Piptatherum frutescens Schult. in Mant. 2: 183 (1824), nom. superfl.
- Piptatherum miliaceum (L.) Coss. in Notes Pl. Crit.: 129 (1812)
- Stipa miliacea (L.) Hoover in Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 340 (1966)
- Urachne miliacea (L.) K.Koch in Linnaea 21: 439 (1848)
- Urachne multiflora Link in Hort. Berol. 1: 93 (1827), nom. superfl.
- Urachne parviflora Trin. in Fund. Agrost.: 110 (1820), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Agrostis berica Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 39 (1840), pro syn.
- Agrostis comosa Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 257 (1810)
- Agrostis dispar Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 40 (1840), pro syn.
- Agrostis graeca Sibth. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. 1: t. 66 (1808), pro syn.
- Agrostis milium-comosum Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 257 (1810)
- Agrostis monandra Hornem. in Enum. Pl. Hort. Hafn., Suppl. 2: 1 (1808)
- Agrostis oseroensis Seenus in Beschr. Reise Istr. Dalmat.: 50 (1805)
- Agrostis sepium Jacq. in Enum. Stirp. Vindob.: 12 (1762), nom. illeg.
- Agrostis sepium L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 872 (1759)
- Milium arundinaceum Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 45 (1806)
- Milium comosum Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 257 (1810), pro syn.
- Milium frutescens Link in Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 71 (1821), pro syn.
- Milium gaditanum Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 146 (1841), pro syn.
- Milium microspermum Hornem. in Hort. Bot. Hafn., Suppl.: 8 (1819), nom. illeg.
- Milium pauciflorum Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(1): 11 (1842), pro syn.
- Oryzopsis miliacea var. longiaristata Beck in Wiss. Mitt. Bosnien & Herzegovina 9: 426 (1904)
- Oryzopsis pauciflora Bég. & Vacc. in Ann. Bot. (Rome) 12: 94 (1913)
- Piptatherum comosum (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 330 (1817)
- Piptatherum multiflorum P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 18 (1812)
- Piptatherum multiflorum var. comosum (Poir.) Nyman in Syll. Fl. Eur.: 409 (1855)
- Piptatherum multiflorum var. frutescens (Link) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 806 (1882)
- Piptatherum verticillatum Vayr. in Cavanillesia 4: 61 (1931), nom. nud.
- Urachne comosa B.D.Jacks. in Index Kew. 2: 1147 (1895), pro syn.
- Urachne frutescens Link in Hort. Berol. 1: 93 (1827)
- Urachne pauciflora Boiss. in Fl. Orient. 5: 507 (1884), pro syn.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
- Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
- Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Bergmeier, E., Blockeel, T., Böhling, N., Fournaraki, C., Gotsiou, P., Jahn, R., Lansdown, R. & Turland, N. (2011). An inventory of the vascular plants and bryophytes of Gavdopoula island (S Aegean, Greece) and its phytogeographical significance. Willdenowia 41: 179-190.
- Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
- Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
- Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
- Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
- Engelmaier, P. & Wilhalm, T. (2018). Alien grasses (Poaceae) in the flora of the Eastern Alps. Neilreichia 9: 177-245.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Hassler, M. (2012). Flora of Rhodes. Systematic list of flora of Rhodes http://www.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~db111/flora/rhodos/list.php.
- Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
- Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Rebman, J.P., Gibson, J. & Rich, K. (2016). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Baja California, Mexico. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 45: 1-352.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
- Wilson, A. (ed.) (2009). Flora of Australia 44A: 1-410. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
- 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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Thomas, P. [s.n.], Corse | Piptatherum miliaceum | K000912818 | Yes | ||
Gillett, J.B. [16094], Jordan | Oryzopsis miliacea | K000315589 | No | ||
Curle, C.M. [20] | Oryzopsis miliacea | K000315592 | No | ||
Dinsmore, J.E. [10146], Jordan | Oryzopsis miliacea | K000315590 | No | ||
Davies, P.H. [9685], Jordan | Oryzopsis miliacea | K000315587 | Yes | ||
Karim, F. [2341], Jordan | Oryzopsis miliacea | K000315586 | No | ||
Dinsmore, J.E. [10146], Jordan | Oryzopsis miliacea | K000315591 | No | ||
Gillett, J.B. [16067], Jordan | Oryzopsis miliacea | K000315588 | 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.
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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/
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images