Bouteloua megapotamica

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Bouteloua megapotamica
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Bouteloua megapotamica.
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Bouteloua
Species:
B. megapotamica
Binomial name
Bouteloua megapotamica
(Spreng.) Kuntze
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Pappophorum megapotamicumSpreng.
  • Bouteloua multiseta(Nees) Griseb.
  • Bouteloua multiseta var. pallidaHack.
  • Eutriana multisetaNees
  • Pappophorum eutrianoidesTrin. ex Nees [invalid]
  • Atheropogon multisetus(Nees) E.Fourn.

Bouteloua megapotamica is a species of grass in the genus Bouteloua , family Poaceae. [3] It has a disjunct distribution in Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. [4]

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References

  1. "Tropicos - Name - Bouteloua megapotamica (Spreng.) Kuntze". www.tropicos.org.
  2. "Bouteloua megapotamica (Spreng) Kuntze — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org.
  3. Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 341. 1898. IGS 3(3): 341.
  4. "Map". www.discoverlife.org.