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Polypogon
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Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence a many-flowered, usually contracted to spike-like, panicle. Spikelets 1-flowered, laterally flattened, falling entire at maturity along with a basal stipe; floret bisexual. Glumes subequal, 1-nerved, membranous; apex entire to shortly 2-lobed, unawned or awned from the sinus. Lemma obscurely 5-nerved, hyaline, shorter than the glumes, awned or awnless. Palea 2-nerved and 2-keeled.
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Depth range based on 4 specimens in 1 taxon.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1 - 1
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:61
Specimens with Sequences:53
Specimens with Barcodes:52
Species:13
Species With Barcodes:13
Public Records:9
Public Species:4
Public BINs:4
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Polypogon is a nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, commonly known beard grass or rabbitsfoot grass.[2][3][4]
Description[edit]
Polypogon species vary in appearance; some are erect, while others drape over the ground in waves. Many have soft, fluffy inflorescences that look like rabbit's foot amulets.
Some are introduced species established outside their native ranges.[5] Some of those are considered invasive species and noxious weeds, most notably Polypogon monspeliensis, the annual beard grass.
- Polypogon × adscendens Guss. - Italy
- Polypogon australis Brongn. - Argentina, Chile incl Juan Fernández Islands
- Polypogon chilensis (Kunth) Pilg. - Argentina, Chile incl Juan Fernández Islands, Paraguay, Uruguay, Peru, Brazil
- Polypogon elongatus Kunth - USA (CA AZ CO TX), much of Mesoamerica + South America
- Polypogon exasperatus (Trin.) Renvoize - Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, southern Brazil
- Polypogon fugax Nees ex Steud. - China, Japan, Korea, central + southwestern Asia, Ethiopia, Somalia
- Polypogon griquensis (Stapf) Gibbs Russ. & Fish - Namibia, South Africa
- Polypogon hissaricus (Roshev.) Bor - Xinjiang, Central Asia, Pakistan, Iran, Himalayas
- Polypogon imberbis (Phil.) Johow - Argentina, Chile incl Juan Fernández Islands, Uruguay, southern Brazil
- Polypogon interruptus Kunth - British Columbia, western USA (WA to CA + TX), Mexico, south America
- Polypogon ivanovae Tzvelev - Xinjiang
- Polypogon linearis Trin. - Chile
- Polypogon maritimus Willd. - wetlands in Asia, Mediterranean
- Polypogon mollis (Thouars) C.E.Hubb. & E.W.Groves - Tristan da Cunha
- Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf. - Africa, Eurasia; widely naturalized in North America
- Polypogon nilgiricus Kabeer & V.J.Nair - India
- Polypogon parvulus Roseng., B.R.Arrill. & Izag. - Uruguay, Argentina
- Polypogon pygmeus Tzvelev - Afghanistan
- Polypogon schimperianus (Hochst. ex Steud.) Cope - from Ethiopia + Saudi Arabia to Zimbabwe
- Polypogon tenellus R.Br. - South Australia, Western Australia
- Polypogon tenuis Brongn. - Ascension Island, St. Helena, Namibia, Cape Province
- Polypogon viridis (Gouan) Breistr. - central + southwestern Asia, Mediterranean
- formerly included[1]
numerous species now regarded as better suited to other genera: Agrostis Alopecurus Brachypodium Chaetium Chaetopogon Gymnopogon Muhlenbergia Pentameris Reynaudia Triniochloa
Phytoremediation[edit]
Polypogon monspeliensis[13] was investigated for its mercury-accumulating properties as a phytoremediation plant. A U.S. NIS—National Institutes of Health funded study showed the plant to take up 110 times more mercury (HgS) than control plant species. This mercury hyperaccumulator sequesters the toxin in its roots in an insoluble form, reducing exposure to ecological receptors in situ and in erosion sediments. [14]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Desfontaines, René Louiche. 1800. Flora Atlantica 1: 66-67 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Polypogon Desf.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 361 棒头草属 bang tou cao shu Polypogon Desfontaines, Fl. Atlant. 1: 66. 1798.
- ^ USDA . accessed 04.12.2012
- ^ The Plant List search for Polypogon
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Polypogon
- ^ Finot Saldías, V. L., L. Contreras, W. Ulloa, A. E. Marticorena, C. M. Baeza & E. Ruiz. 2013. El género Polypogon (Poaceae: Agrostidinae) en Chile. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 7(1): 169–194
- ^ Cabi, E. & M. Doğan. 2012. Poaceae. 690–756. In A. Güner, S. Aslan, T. Ekim, M. Vural & M. T. Babaç (eds.) Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi. Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını, Istanbul
- ^ Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín
- ^ Atlas of Living Australia, Polypogon Desf. Beard Grasses
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
- ^ Plodinec, J. (2003). Instrumentation Development, Measurement and Performance Evaluation of Environmental Technologies. Quarterly Technical Progress Report No. 40395R20. Diagnostic Instrumentation and Analysis Laboratory. Mississippi State University. Starkville, MS.
- ^ Expert Panel Report; Boeing SSFL site; pg. 20 . accessed 04.12.2012
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Polypogon is a genus of litter moths of the Erebidae family. [1] In the past, Zanclognatha species were included in Polypogon.
Species[edit]
- Polypogon caffrarium (Möschler, 1883)
- Polypogon fractale (Guenée, 1854)
- Polypogon gryphalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
- Polypogon limieri (Guillermet, 2004)
- Polypogon lunalis Scopoli, 1763
- Polypogon malhama (Hacker, 2011)
- Polypogon plumigeralis (Hübner, 1825)
- Polypogon saldaitis (Hacker, 2011)
- Polypogon strigilatus Linnaeus, 1758 – Common Fan-Foot
- Polypogon tentacularia Linnaeus, 1758
- Polypogon yemenitica (Hacker, 2011)
- Polypogon zammodia (Bethune-Baker, 1911)
- Polypogon zelleralis Wocke, 1850
References[edit]
- ^ Markku Savela (December 15, 2001). "Polypogon genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
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