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Taxon: Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski

Genus: Taeniatherum
Family: Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) subfamily: Pooideae tribe: Triticeae.
Nomen number: 36195
Place of publication: Trudy Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ., Ser. 8b, Bot. 17:38. 1934
Name verified on: 02-Oct-1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 20-Apr-2007
Species priority site is: Western Regional PI Station (W6).
Accessions: 7 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions ) or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.


SPECIES RESTRICTED BECAUSE STATE NOXIOUS WEED
A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents:
CA*°, CO*°, HI°, NV*, OR*, UT*°, WY°.
ªAquatic. *Terrestrial. °In seed.
Link to noxious weed information from Invaders Database System
Link to species profile at National Invasive Species Information Center

See also subordinate taxa:


Common names:

  • medusa's-head   (Source: State Noxweed Seed ) – English   [Taeniatherum caput-medusae subsp. asperum]
  • medusa's-head   (Source: Websters Dict ) – English
  • medusa's-head   (Source: Websters Dict ) – English   [Taeniatherum caput-medusae subsp. caput-medusae]
  • Medusa-head   (Source: Pl Invasion ) – English
  • medusahead-rye   (Source: Intermt F ) – English
  • medusahead-rye   (Source: Intermt F ) – English   [Taeniatherum caput-medusae subsp. asperum]
  • medusahead-rye   (Source: State Noxweed Seed ) – English   [Taeniatherum caput-medusae subsp. caput-medusae]
  • centeio-silvestre-cabeça-de-Medusa   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)

Economic importance:

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Distributional range:

      Native:
  • AFRICA
    Northern Africa: Algeria [n.]; Egypt [n.]; Libya [n.?]; Morocco; Tunisia
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    Western Asia: Afghanistan; Cyprus; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; Syria; Turkey
    Caucasus: Armenia; Azerbaijan; Georgia; Russian Federation - Dagestan
    Middle Asia: Kazakhstan [s.e.]; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan
  • ASIA-TROPICAL
    Indian Subcontinent: Pakistan - Baluchistan
  • EUROPE
    Middle Europe: Hungary
    East Europe: Ukraine [s. & Krym]
    Southeastern Europe: Albania; Bulgaria; Croatia; Former Yugoslavia; Greece; Italy [incl. Sardinia, Sicily]; Macedonia; Romania
    Southwestern Europe: France [s.]; Portugal; Spain

      Naturalized:
  • AUSTRALASIA
    Australia: Australia [s.]
  • NORTHERN AMERICA
    United States [w.]

References:

  • Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. In J. O. Luken & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions. (Pl Invasion)
  • Cronquist, A. et al. 1972–. Intermountain flora. (Intermt F)
  • Davis, P. H., ed. 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. (F Turk)
  • FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America. (F NAmer)
  • Frederiksen, S. 1986. Revision of Taeniatherum (Poaceae). Nordic J. Bot. 6:393–396.
  • Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. [re. Brazilian common names].
  • Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931–1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. (L Maroc) [= Elymus c. L.].
  • Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. (Econ Pl Aust)
  • Melderis, A. 1984. New taxa and combinations in Gramineae tribe Triticeae from Turkey. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 42:81.
  • Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970–. Flora of [West] Pakistan. (F Pak)
  • Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. 1999. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act. (State Noxweed Seed)
  • Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea. (F Eur)
  • Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR. (Grass USSR)
  • USDA National Agricultural Library. National Invasive Species Information Center (Nat Invasive Sp Info)
  • Webster's third new international dictionary. (Websters Dict)
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Synonyms:


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Images:

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