- Parapholis incurva
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Parapholis incurva 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, Sickle Grass, Curved Sicklegrass and Curved Parapholis.
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Description
It is a tufted annual bunchgrass up to 30 centimetres high, with green flowers.[1]
Taxonomy
It was first published as Aegilops incurva by Carl Linnaeus, and transferred into Parapholis by Charles Edward Hubbard in 1946.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It is widespread in the old world, occurring in northern Africa, Europe, and Asia. It has widely naturalised elsewhere.[3]
References
- ^ "Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb.". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/516.
- ^ "Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=42464.
- ^ "Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?414951.
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