Eragrostis refracta (Muhl.) Scribn.
First published in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 49 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central & SE. U.S.A., Suriname. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Suriname, Texas, Virginia
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Eragrostis campestris var. refracta (Muhl.) Chapm. in Fl. South. U.S., ed. 3: 654 (1897)
- Eragrostis pectinacea var. refracta (Muhl.) Chapm. in Fl. South. U.S.: 654 (1860)
- Poa refracta Muhl. in Cat. Pl. Amer. Sept.: 12 (1813)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Eragrostis acuta Hitchc. in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 41: 159 (1928)
- Eragrostis campestris Trin. in Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 1: 70 (1836)
- Eragrostis longiradiata Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 272 (1854)
- Eragrostis virginica (Zuccagni) Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 273 (1854)
- Poa reflexa Elliott ex Scribn. ex Vasey in Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 27: 5 (1900), pro syn.
- Poa virginica Zuccagni in Cent. Observ. Pl. 1: 12 (1806), nom. rej. prop.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
- 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 (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- 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
- Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott, S. [s.n.] | K000907532 | isolectotype | Yes | ||
| Hitchcock, A. S. [s.n.], USA | Eragrostis acuta | K000907531 | isotype | 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/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0