Parapholis incurva

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Parapholis incurva
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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.

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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]

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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.