Taxon: Achnatherum robustum (Vasey) Barkworth

• based on Stipa viridula var. robusta Vasey, which is conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Vienna ICBN Art. 14.9 & App. IV)
• review history of nomenclature proposal concerning this name from the Smithsonian Institution's database

Common names:

• sleepy grass   (Source: Grass US as Stipa robusta)
  

Economic importance:

• Vertebrate poisons: mammals   (fide Kingsbury, as Stipa robusta; Taxon 42:712. 1993, as Stipa robusta)
  

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View toxicology references for Achnatherum robustum from FDA Poisonous Plant Database

View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)

• NORTHERN AMERICA
  North-Central U.S.A.: United States - Kansas [Greeley Co.], South Dakota [w.]
  Northwestern U.S.A.: United States - Colorado, Wyoming [s.]
  South-Central U.S.A.: United States - New Mexico
  Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - Arizona
  Mexico [n.]

References:

• Barkworth, M. E. 1993. (1072) Proposal to conserve the type of Stipa robusta [=Achnatherum robustum] (Poaceae) under Art. 69.3. Taxon 42:711.
• Brummitt, R. K. 1995. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 43. Taxon 44:610. [proposal recommended].
• FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America. (F NAmer)
• Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. (Grass US) [= Stipa robusta].

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Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Achnatherum robustum.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Achnatherum robustum. Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Synonyms:

• (≡) Stipa robusta (Vasey) Scribn.
  (previously associated with 1 accession)
• (≡) Stipa vaseyi Scribn.
  
• (≡) Stipa viridula var. robusta Vasey (basionym)
  

Check other databases for Achnatherum robustum (Vasey) Barkworth:

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• CNWG: Catalogue of New World Grasses Searchable Database
• Grass Manual on the Web: Manual of Grasses for North America North of Mexico
• 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.
  Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images:

• GRIN Images of germplasm accessions.

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• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• 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.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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