Piptatheropsis

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Piptatheropsis
Piptatheropsis pungens (as Oryzopsis pungens) BB-1913.png
Piptatheropsis pungens [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Stipodae
Tribe: Stipeae
Genus: Piptatheropsis
Romasch., P.M. Peterson & Soreng
Type species
Piptatheropsis canadensis

Piptatheropsis is a genus of plants in the grass family. [2] [3]

Piptatheropsis is a newly recognized genus, named in 2011, comprising species formerly considered members of Milium, Oryzopsis, Piptatherum, Stipa , and similar genera. [2]

Species [4]

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References

  1. illustration from Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 175. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc, using the synonym Oryzopsis pungens
  2. 1 2 Romaschenko, K., P. M. Peterson, R. J. Soreng, O. Futorna & A. Susanna. 2011. Phylogenetics of Piptatherum s.l. (Poaceae: Stipeae): evidence for a new genus, Piptatheropsis, and resurrection of Patis. Taxon 60(6): 1703–1716
  3. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families