Pappophorum is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to the Western Hemisphere.[5][3] Members of the genus are commonly known as pappusgrass.[6][7]
| Pappophorum | |
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| Pappophorum bicolor[4] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Pappophorinae |
| Genus: | Pappophorum Schreb.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pappophorum alopecuroideum (syn of P. pappiferum)[2] Vahl.[3]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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- Pappophorum bicolor E.Fourn. – pink pappusgrass - Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, D.F., Veracruz, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí
- Pappophorum caespitosum R.E.Fr. - Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay
- Pappophorum hassleri Hack. - Paraguay
- Pappophorum krapovickasii Roseng. - Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil
- Pappophorum mucronulatum Nees - Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
- Pappophorum pappiferum (Lam.) Kuntze – limestone pappusgrass - Mexico, West Indies, South America
- Pappophorum philippianum Parodi - Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Sonora
- formerly included[2]
see Bouteloua Bromus Enneapogon Pentameris Triodia
- Pappophorum abyssinicum - Enneapogon cenchroides
- Pappophorum arabicum - Enneapogon desvauxii
- Pappophorum aucheri - Enneapogon persicus
- Pappophorum avenaceum - Enneapogon avenaceus
- Pappophorum benguellense - Enneapogon scaber
- Pappophorum boreale - Enneapogon desvauxii
- Pappophorum brachystachyum - Enneapogon desvauxii
- Pappophorum bulbosum - Enneapogon desvauxii
- Pappophorum caerulescens - Enneapogon caerulescens
- Pappophorum cenchroides - Enneapogon cenchroides
- Pappophorum commune - Enneapogon nigricans
- Pappophorum elegans - Enneapogon persicus
- Pappophorum eutrianoides - Bouteloua megapotamica
- Pappophorum fasciculatum - Enneapogon desvauxii
- Pappophorum figarianum - Enneapogon desvauxii
- Pappophorum filifolium - Enneapogon scoparius
- Pappophorum flavescens - Enneapogon nigricans
- Pappophorum foxii - Enneapogon foxii
- Pappophorum glandulosum - Pentameris pallida
- Pappophorum glumosum - Enneapogon persicus
- Pappophorum gracile - Enneapogon gracilis
- Pappophorum jaminianum - Enneapogon desvauxii
- Pappophorum laxum - Enneapogon scaber
- Pappophorum lindleyanum - Enneapogon lindleyanus
- Pappophorum megapotamicum - Bouteloua megapotamica
- Pappophorum mexicanum - Enneapogon desvauxii
- Pappophorum molle - Enneapogon cenchroides
- Pappophorum nanum - Enneapogon desvauxii
- Pappophorum nigricans - Enneapogon nigricans
- Pappophorum pallidum - Enneapogon pallidus
- Pappophorum persicum - Enneapogon persicus
- Pappophorum phleoides - Enneapogon desvauxii
- Pappophorum pumilio - Bromus pumilio
- Pappophorum pungens - Triodia bitextura
- Pappophorum purpurascens - Enneapogon purpurascens
- Pappophorum pusillum - Enneapogon desvauxii
- Pappophorum robustum - Enneapogon cenchroides
- Pappophorum scabrum - Enneapogon scaber
- Pappophorum schimperianum - Enneapogon persicus
- Pappophorum scoparium - Enneapogon scoparius
- Pappophorum senegalense - Enneapogon cenchroides
- Pappophorum setifolium - Enneapogon scoparius
- Pappophorum sinaicum - Bromus pumilio
- Pappophorum squarrosum - Bromus pumilio
- Pappophorum turcomanicum - Enneapogon persicus
- Pappophorum vincentianum - Enneapogon desvauxii
- Pappophorum virens - Enneapogon virens
- Pappophorum wrightii - Enneapogon desvauxii
References edit
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- ^ "Genus: Pappophorum Schreb". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-03-09. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ^ a b c d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Tropicos, Pappophorum Schreb.
- ^ illustration circa 1950, probably by Agnes Chase, published in for Albert S. Hitchcock, Manual of the grasses of the United States. Ed. 2.
- ^ Schreber, Johann Christian Daniel von. 1791. Genera Plantarum 2: 787
- ^ "Pappophorum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
- ^ Davidse, G. 1994. 73. Pappophorum Schreber. 6: 257. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.