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Taxon: Ampelodesmos mauritanicus (Poir.) T. Durand & Schinz

Genus: Ampelodesmos
Family: Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) subfamily: Pooideae tribe: Ampelodesmeae.
Nomen number: 2960
Place of publication: Consp. fl. afric. 5:874. 1894 "Ampelodesma mauritanica"
Name verified on: 16-Dec-1998 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 25-Feb-2002
Species priority site is: Western Regional PI Station (W6).
Accessions: 2 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Common names:

  • Mauritania vinereed   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English

Distributional range:

      Native:
  • AFRICA
    Northern Africa: Algeria; Morocco; Tunisia
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    Western Asia: Turkey [s.w.]
  • EUROPE
    Southeastern Europe: Greece; Italy [incl. Sardinia, Sicily]
    Southwestern Europe: France; Spain

      Naturalized:
  • naturalized elsewhere

      Cultivated:
  • also cultivated

References:

  • Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976–. Flora of Libya.
  • Davis, P. H., ed. 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. ["mauritanica"].
  • Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California.
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
  • Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931–1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. ["Ampelodesma mauritanica"].
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  • Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  • Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962–1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie. ["Ampelodesma mauritanica"].
  • Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea. ["mauritanica"].
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Check other web resources for Ampelodesmos mauritanicus (Poir.) T. Durand & Schinz:


Check other web resources for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google 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?2960 (25 May 2013)

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