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Taxon: Aegopogon tenellus (DC.) Trin.

 
Genus: Aegopogon
Family: Poaceae (alt.Gramineae)
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Muhlenbergiinae
Nomen number: 316135
Place of publication: Gram. unifl. sesquifl. 164. 1824
Link to protologue:
Name Verified on: 21-Aug-1991 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions: 0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

Common names:

  • fragile grass  (Source: F NAmer) - English

Distributional Range:

    Native

    Northern America
    • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (s.)]
    • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas, Baja California (Norte)]
    • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

    Southern America
    • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama


References:

  1. Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
  2. D'Arcy, W. G. 1987. Flora of Panama: checklist and index. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. vols. 17-18.
  3. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  5. Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
  6. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  7. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.

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Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=316135. Accessed 6 July 2024.