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Taxon:  Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski



Summary
Genus:
Taeniatherum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Triticeae
Subtribe:
Hordeinae
Nomen number:
36195
Place of publication:
Trudy Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ., Ser. 8b, Bot. 17:38. 1934
Verified:
10/02/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski subsp. asperum (Simonk.) Melderis (0 active accession[s])
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski subsp. caput-medusae (0 active accession[s])
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski subsp. crinitum (Schreb.) Melderis (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Taeniatherum spp.
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Reference(s)
  1. 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
  2. Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. Assessment and management of plant invasions. 1997 255-267.
  3. Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972-
  4. Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
  5. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  6. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
  7. Frederiksen, S. 1986. Revision of Taeniatherum (Poaceae). Nordic J. Bot. 6:393-396.
  8. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
  9. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. 2008
  10. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. 1931-1941
  11. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993
  12. Melderis, A. 1984. New taxa and combinations in Gramineae tribe Triticeae from Turkey. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 42:81.
  13. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970-
  14. Randall, R. P. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status. 2007
  15. Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
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  17. Tzvelev, N. N. Zlaki SSSR. 1976
  18. Ugarte, E. et al. 2011. Vascular alien flora, Chile. Check List 7:365-382.
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  20. Webster's third new international dictionary. 1961
Common names
English
medusahead-rye –
Medusa's-head –
Portuguese (Brazil)
centeio-silvestre-cabe�a-de-Medusa –
Swedish
medusagräs –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistanBaluchistan 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeUkraine  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan [Baluchistan]
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Ukraine
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Hungary
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weedpotential seed contaminant Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=36195. Accessed 28 December 2024.

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