Group: Monocot Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, lower, A, 19

Authors:

Watson, Sereno

Ex Authors:

Thurber, George

Published In: United States Geological Expolration [sic] of the Fortieth Parallel. Vol. 5, Botany 380. 1871. (Botany (Fortieth Parallel))
Annotation: in C. King, U.S. geol. explor. 40th Parallel vol. 5

Type-Protologue

Distribution: USA

Note: 2 syntypes cited

Type Specimens

• ILT: Henry N. Bolander - 5038 - MO - (BC:MO-2151636/A:3055583). (MO - (BC:MO-2151636/A:3055583))

  • Lectotype designated by:  Hitchcock, A. S. 1925. The North American species of Stipa. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24(7): 242.
• ST: Sereno Watson - 1296 - GH. (GH)

  • Annotation: LT: Merrill & Burtt-Davy 1902; rej. by Hitchc.1925
• LT: H.N. Bolander 5038; 1860; USA: California: Yosemite Trail LT designated by Hitchcock, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24(7): 242 (1925)

  • Annotation: Hitchcock rejected Merrill's earlier LT
  • Lectotype designated by:  Hitchcock, A. S. 1925. The North American species of Stipa. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24(7): 242 (242--243 rej. LT by Merrill on Watson 1296).

New Name:

Stipa stricta var. sparsiflora Vasey 

Nomenclaturally Correct Name:

Stipa stricta var. sparsiflora Vasey 

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Catalogue of New World Grasses Ecuador Catalogue Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Moss Flora of China Peru Checklist Philippine Bryophytes System    details

• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
• superorder:  Lilianae Takht.
• order:  Poales Small
• family:  !!Poaceae Barnhart
• genus:  Stipa L.

Other names for this basionym:

Achnatherum occidentale (Thurb. ex S. Watson) Barkworth

Eriocoma occidentalis (Thurb. ex S. Watson) Romasch.

Projects: New World Grasses , PAPGI , VPA

Common Names:

• Western needlegrass (English, United States)
  • Hitchcock, A. S. 1951. Man. Grasses U.S. (ed. 2) 1–1051. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Keywords: AGF, IGS, US.TYPES, FNA