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Trachypogon spicatus

(L.) Kuntze

Crinkle-awn Grass

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.791770
Element CodePMPOA62030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusTrachypogon
Other Common Names
spiked crinkleawn (EN) Spiked Crinkle-awn (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Taxonomic Comments
Kartesz's 1994 checklist recognized Trachypogon secondus (J. Presl) Scribn. and T. montufari auct. non (Kunze) Nees as distinct species. The 1999 checklist lumps them into T. spicatus (L.) Kuntze.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-05-24
Change Date1993-06-17
Edition Date1993-05-24
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Range Extent Comments
TX, NM, AZ; Mexico to Argentina.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Rocky hills and canyons.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Arizona (4)
AreaForestAcres
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Upper Rincon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,991
Upper Romero WsrCoronado National Forest150
WhetstoneCoronado National Forest20,728
References (3)
  1. Hitchcock, A.S. 1951. Manual of the grasses of the United States. 2nd edition revised by Agnes Chase. [Reprinted, 1971, in 2 vols., by Dover Publications, Incorporated, New York.]
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.