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Hyparrhenia dregeana

(Silky Thatching Grass)

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Silky Thatching Grass

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: Graminoid

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina () - (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Infraphylum: Angiospermae () - Auct.
        Class: Magnoliopsida () - Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Commelinidae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Juncanae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Poales () - Small, 1903
        Family: Gramineae () - A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons., nom. alt.
        Subfamily: Panicoideae ()
        Tribe: Andropogoneae ()
        Subtribe: Anthistiriinae ()
        Genus: Hyparrhenia () - Andersson ex Fournier, 1886
        Specific epithet: dregeana - (Nees) Stent
        Botanical name: - Hyparrhenia dregeana (Nees) Stent

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Hyparrhenia

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

H. dregeana (Silky Thatching Grass) · H. filipendula (Hyparrhenia) · H. hirta (Thatch Grass) · H. rufa (Jaragua)

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Further Reading

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Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. (Grass SAfr)
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1990–. Flora of Ethiopia. (F Ethiop)
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa. (F TE Afr)
Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the flora of Yemen. (F Yemen)

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 02, 2008:

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute(IPGRI), The System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2676362
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-565235
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13735730
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:405507-1
GRIN Nomen Number: 19543
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 565235
U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: HYDR4
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 43334

Last Revised: 7/15/2012