Parapholis incurva
| Parapholis incurva | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Parapholis |
| Species: | P. incurva |
| Binomial name | |
| Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb. | |
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
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007" (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb.". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ "Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ↑ "Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database.