Rendle's meadow foxtail
Alopecurus rendlei Eig
Alopecurus rendlei is a species in the genus Alopecurus, family Poaceae. It is commonly known as Rendle's meadow foxtail. The species was described by Eig in 1937 and is distributed across several regions including Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, the United States, and parts of Europe and North Africa. A discussion in Chapter 7 of Linnaean Plant Names and their Types notes that a proposed typification by Kerguelen is not formally accepted due to reasons outlined by Cafferty and others in 2000.
Description
Alopecurus rendlei is a grass species within the Poaceae family. It was first described by Eig in 1937 and is found in various locations such as Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, the United States, and other parts of Europe and North Africa. The species is known by the common name Rendle's meadow foxtail. A typification proposed by Kerguelen in 1975 is not considered valid, as noted in a discussion from Chapter 7 of Linnaean Plant Names and their Types, with further clarification provided by Cafferty and colleagues in 2000.
Other common names
Rendle's meadow foxtail
Distribution
Portugal Continental · DK · Austria · Switzerland · SE · CH · conterminous 48 United States · Belgium · Walloon Region · Albania · Algeria · Bulgaria · Corse · France · Germany · Greece · Italy · Kriti · Libya · Pennsylvania · Sardegna · Sicilia · Spain · Turkey-in-Europe · Turkey · Yugoslavia
Synonyms
Alopecurus utriculatusPanicum flexuosumPanicum pumilumPanicum rafinesquianumPhalaris ariculataPhalaris utricularisPhalaris utriculataTozzettia utriculataAlopecurus utriculatus var. inermisAlopecurus utriculatus var. brachyatherus