Pappophorum

<i>Pappophorum</i>

Pappophorum

Genus of grasses

Pappophorum is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to the Western Hemisphere.[5][4] Members of the genus are commonly known as pappusgrass.[6][7]

Species[3][8][9]
  • 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[3]

Quick Facts Pappophorum, Scientific classification ...

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

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  1. [1]
    illustration circa 1950, probably by Agnes Chase, published in for Albert S. Hitchcock, Manual of the grasses of the United States. Ed. 2.
  2. [2]
    "Genus: Pappophorum Schreb". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-03-09. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  3. [3]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. [4]
    Tropicos, Pappophorum Schreb.
  5. [5]
    Schreber, Johann Christian Daniel von. 1791. Genera Plantarum 2: 787
  6. [6]
    "Pappophorum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  7. [7]
    Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  8. [8]
    Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  9. [9]
    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.


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