Sporobolus pumilus

Sporobolus pumilus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Zoysieae
Subtribus: Sporobolinae
Genus: Sporobolus
Species: Sporobolus pumilus

Name

Sporobolus pumilus (Roth) P.M.Peterson & Saarela, Taxon 63: 1237. (2014)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Spartina pumila Roth, Catal. Bot. 3: 10 (1806)
• Heterotypic
  • Dactylis patens Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 104 (1789)
  • Trachynotia juncea Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 64 (1803)
  • Limnetis juncea (Michx.) Rich. in C.H.Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 72 (1805)
  • Spartina juncea (Michx.) Willd., Enum. Pl.: 81 (1809)
  • Trachynotia patens (Aiton) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 443 (1811)
  • Spartina patens (Aiton) Muhl., Descr. Gram.: 55 (1817)
  • Limnetis juncea var. monogyna Curtis, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 1: 136 (1835)
  • Spartina americana Roth ex Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 4(1): 109 (1840), pro syn.
  • Spartina patens var. juncea (Michx.) Hitchc., Rhodora 8: 210 (1906)
  • Spartina juncea var. patens (Aiton) St.-Yves, Candollea 5: 27, 86 (1931)
  • Spartina juncea subvar. americana St.-Yves, Candollea 5: 27, 84 (1932), not validly publ.
  • Spartina platensis Mez ex St.-Yves, Candollea 5: 86 (1932), nom. nud.
  • Spartina patens var. monogyna (Curtis) Fernald, Rhodora 49: 114 (1947)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia Regional: Canada New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Prince Edward I. Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Rhode I., Windward Is. Introduced into: British Columbia, California, Oregon, Portugal, Spain, Washington References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Peterson, P.M., Romaschenko, K., Herrera Arrieta, Y. & Saarela, J.M. 2014. A molecular phylogeny and new subgeneric classification of Sporobolus (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Sporobolinae). Taxon 63(6): 1212–1243. DOI: 10.12705/636.19 . JSTOR . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Additional references

• WCVP . Sporobolus pumilus in World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2.0. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 13 . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Sporobolus pumilus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Sporobolus pumilus. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 10 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Sporobolus pumilus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Dec. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Saltmeadow Cordgrass

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