Nardus

Nardus stricta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Nardeae
Genus: Nardus
Species: N. stricta

Name

• Nardus L., Sp. Pl.: 53 (1753)
• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Natschia Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 4: 405 (1901), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Eurasia Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco Regional: Macaronesia Azores Continental: Northern America Regional: Canada Greenland, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec Regional: Northern USA New Hampshire, New York, Vermont References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 53. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Nardus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Nardus. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 7.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Nardus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Nardus. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names

беларуская:  Сівец
čeština:  Smilka tuhá
dansk:  Katteskæg-slægten
Ελληνικά:  Νάρδος
English: matgrass
suomi:  Jäkit
hrvatski:  Tvrdača
日本語:  ナルダス属
қазақша:  Ақшұнақ бетеге
lietuvių:  Briedgaurė
മലയാളം: നാർഡസ്
norsk:  Swinsbasen
polski:  Bliźniczka
русский:  Белоус
српски / srpski:  Tipac
svenska:  staggar
українська:  Білов

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