Lamarckia aurea (L.) Moench GRIN-Global

Taxon: Lamarckia aurea (L.) Moench

Summary

Genus:

Lamarckia

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Poeae

Subtribe:

Dactylidinae

Nomen number:

21416

Place of publication:

Methodus 201. 1794

Verified:

10/26/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. Flora of Libya. 1976-
Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
Cufodontis, G. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta. 1953-1972
Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994
Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. 1990
Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17. 1993
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Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. 1931-1941
Meikle, R. D. Flora of Cyprus. 1977-1985
Moerman, D. Native American ethnobotany, ed. 5. 1998
Mouterde, P. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. 1966-
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Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963-
Tovar, Ó. 1993. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) del Perú. Ruizia 13:115.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
Tzvelev, N. N. Zlaki SSSR. 1976
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
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Common names

English
golden dog's-tail –
golden lamarckia –
golden-top –
goldentop grass –
Swedish
guldäxing –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Madeira Islands
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Spain	Canary Islands
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Libya
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Egypt	Sinai
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain
2	Cultivated
4	Naturalized

Native
Africa

MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey

Europe

SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece, Italy
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal

Cultivated ()
Naturalized ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=21416. Accessed 17 April 2026.