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Taxon: Pappophorum vaginatum Buckley

Genus: Pappophorum
Family: Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) subfamily: Chloridoideae tribe: Cynodonteae.
Nomen number: 418953
Place of publication: Prelim. rep. surv. Texas 1. 1866
Name verified on: 15-Oct-2001 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 15-Feb-2007
No species priority site assigned.
Accessions: 1 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:

  • whiplash pappus grass   (Source: Grass Tex ) – English

Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
    South-Central U.S.A.: United States - New Mexico, Texas
    Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - Arizona [s.]
    Northern Mexico: Mexico - Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, Zacatecas
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Southern South America: Argentina - Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Cordoba, Entre Rios, La Pampa, La Rioja, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman; Paraguay; Uruguay

References:

  • Beetle, A. A. 1977. Noteworthy grasses from Mexico V. Phytologia 37:381.
  • FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
  • Gould, F. W. 1975. The grasses of Texas.
  • Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. 1992. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16.
  • Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catalogo de la familia Poaceae en la Republica Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47.
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Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Pappophorum vaginatum Buckley:


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?418953 (19 May 2013)

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