Parapholis strigosa
| Parapholis strigosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Parapholis |
| Species: | P. strigosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Parapholis strigosa (Dumort.) C.E.Hubb.
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Parapholis strigosa, commonly known as slender barb grass, sea hard grass,[1] and hard grass,[2] is a species of grass. It is native to Europe and Libya and is an introduced species to parts of the Americas and Oceania.
Taxonomy
[edit]Prior to 1946, the species was classified as Lepturus strigosus.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Native
[edit]It is a native species to the British Isles.[2][4] The species is recurrent along the coasts of the archipelago[5] and grows on salt-affected earth along salt marshes, creeks, uneven land, and empty land.[2]
P. strigosa is also found on the northern and western coasts of Metropolitan France.[6] It resides in the Karavasta Lagoon of Albania.[3] In Greece, it is only found on the Ionian Islands.[7] It is also native to the Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Croatia, and Monaco.[8]
Outside of Europe it is a native species to Libya.[4]
Non-native
[edit]It is a non-native species to California, residing in the North Coast region, notably in Humboldt Bay.[9] P. strigosa is present on the west coast of North America to British Columbia[9] and is found in central and southern Chile.[4] In Oceania, it resides in southern parts of Australia[1] and was introduced to New Zealand in 1944.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Parapholis strigosa (Slender Barb Grass)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ a b c Stace, Clive (2010-04-01). New Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press. p. 1015. ISBN 978-1-139-48649-1.
- ^ a b Cuccuini, Piero; Fiorini, Graziana (2020-01-01). "First contribution to the taxonomic and cytotaxonomic study of Parapholis and Hainardia (Poaceae) in Albania. | Flora Mediterranea | EBSCOhost". doi:10.7320/FlMedit30.005.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c "Parapholis strigosa (Dumort.) C.E.Hubb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Distribution maps – Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland". Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Hard-grass (English)".
- ^ "Parapholis strigosa (Dumort.) C.E. Hubb. | Flora of Greece – An annotated checklist". portal.cybertaxonomy.org. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "Parapholis strigosa | Euro+Med-Plantbase". www.europlusmed.org. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ a b "Parapholis strigosa". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ "Parapholis strigosa". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
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