Spartina gracilis (Saarela, Jeffery M. 2012)
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Ordo: Poales
Familia: Poaceae
Genus: Spartina
Name
Spartina gracilis Trin. – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Spartina gracilis Saarela, Jeffery M., 2012, PhytoKeys 10: 26-26.
Description
Description: See Mobberley (1956), Barkworth (2003), and Douglas et al. (2001). 2n = 40 (Marchant 1968b, Reeder 1977).
Etymology
Etymology. The Latin epithet gracilis means "thin, slender" (Stearn 1992), probably given in reference to the general habit of the species.
Distribution
Distribution. Southern Northwest Territories, Canada, to central Mexico (Barkworth 2003). In the Pacific Northwest Spartina gracilis is distributed in the steppe and montane zones of the south central and south eastern parts of British Columbia (Douglas et al. 2001), and in eastern Oregon and Washington (Barkworth 2003, Wilson et al. 2012). It is not a salt marsh species and is not invasive.
Taxon Treatment
- Saarela, Jeffery M.; 2012: Taxonomic synopsis of invasive and native Spartina (Poaceae, Chloridoideae) in the Pacific Northwest (British Columbia, Washington and Oregon), including the first report of Spartina xtownsendii for British Columbia, Canada, PhytoKeys 10: 26-26. doi
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