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Taxon:
Muhlenbergia macroura
(Kunth) Hitchc.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Muhlenbergia
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Muhlenbergiinae
Nomen number:
103642
Place of publication:
N. Amer. fl. 17:468. 1935
Verified:
08/20/2008
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Crypsis macroura
Kunth
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Epicampes macroura
(Kunth) Benth.
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Davidse, G. et al., eds.
1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Herrera-Arrieta, Y. & P. M. Peterson.
2007.
Muhlenbergia
(Poaceae) de Chihuahua, México. Sida, Bot. Misc. 29:41-43.
McVaugh, R.
1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A.
1992. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16
Mejía-Saules, T.
1993. Uso de
Muhlenbergia macroura
(Poaceae: Eragrostideae) en la región de Perote, Veracruz, México. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 53:141-147.
Note:
superseded by Botanical Sciences
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Note:
=
Epicampes macroura
Common names
English
broomroot –
Reference(s)
Mexican broomroot –
Reference(s)
Mexican whisk –
Reference(s)
Swedish
muhlygräs –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Chihuahua
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Durango
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
San Luis Potosí
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Aguascalientes
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Ciudad de México
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Guanajuato
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Hidalgo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Jalisco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
México
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Michoacán de Ocampo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Morelos
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Puebla
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Tlaxcala
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
Native
Northern America
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosí]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Ciudad de México]
Southern America
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Guatemala
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Materials
potential as fiber
for papermaking fide Mejia Saules & Davila Aranda 1992
Mejía-Saules, T.
1993. Uso de
Muhlenbergia macroura
(Poaceae: Eragrostideae) en la región de Perote, Veracruz, México. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 53:141-147.
Note:
superseded by Botanical Sciences
Name
References