Ehrharta longiflora information from NPGS/GRIN

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Taxon: Ehrharta longiflora Sm.

Genus: Ehrharta
Family: Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) subfamily: Ehrhartoideae tribe: Ehrharteae.
Nomen number: 14904
Place of publication: Pl. icon. ined. 2: t. 32. 1790
Name verified on: 28-Sep-2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 29-Mar-2006
Species priority site is: Western Regional PI Station (W6).
Accessions: 2 in National Plant Germplasm System.

Common names:

annual veldt grass (Source: Aust Pl Common Names ) – English
tall ehrharta (Source: Aust Pl Common Names ) – English

Distributional range:

Native:

AFRICA
Southern Africa: Namibia [s.w.]; South Africa - Cape Province [w.]

References:

Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58.
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Ehrharta longiflora.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Ehrharta longiflora.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Ehrharta longiflora.

Check other web resources for Ehrharta longiflora Sm.:

SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
World Grass Species-Descriptions: Morphological species description from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

Florets and caryopses: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

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Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?14904 (24 May 2013)

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