Parapholis incurva

Parapholis incurva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Parapholis
Species:
P. incurva
Binomial name
Parapholis incurva

Parapholis incurva is a species of grass native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, and widely naturalised elsewhere. Common names include coast barbgrass, curved sea hard grass, curved hard-grass,[1] sicklegrass, curved sicklegrass and curved parapholis.

Description

It is a tufted annual bunchgrass up to 30 centimetres high, with green flowers.[2]

Taxonomy

It was first published as Aegilops incurva by Carl Linnaeus, and transferred into Parapholis by Charles Edward Hubbard in 1946.[3]

Distribution and habitat

It is widespread in the old world, occurring in northern Africa, Europe, and Asia. It has widely naturalised elsewhere.[4]

References

  1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ^ "Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ "Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  4. ^ "Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.