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Parapholis strigosa

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Parapholis strigosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Parapholis
Species:
P. strigosa
Binomial name
Parapholis strigosa
(Dumort.) C.E.Hubb.

Parapholis strigosa, commonly known as slender barb grass, sea hard grass,[1] and hard grass,[2] is a species of grass. It is native to Europe and Libya and is an introduced species to parts of the Americas and Oceania.

Taxonomy

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Prior to 1946, the species was classified as Lepturus strigosus.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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Native

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It is a native species to the British Isles.[2][4] The species is recurrent along the coasts of the archipelago[5] and grows on salt-affected earth along salt marshes, creeks, uneven land, and empty land.[2]

P. strigosa is also found on the northern and western coasts of Metropolitan France.[6] It resides in the Karavasta Lagoon of Albania.[3] In Greece, it is only found on the Ionian Islands.[7] It is also native to the Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Croatia, and Monaco.[8]

Outside of Europe it is a native species to Libya.[4]

Non-native

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It is a non-native species to California, residing in the North Coast region, notably in Humboldt Bay.[9] P. strigosa is present on the west coast of North America to British Columbia[9] and is found in central and southern Chile.[4] In Oceania, it resides in southern parts of Australia[1] and was introduced to New Zealand in 1944.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Parapholis strigosa (Slender Barb Grass)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  2. ^ a b c Stace, Clive (2010-04-01). New Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press. p. 1015. ISBN 978-1-139-48649-1.
  3. ^ a b Cuccuini, Piero; Fiorini, Graziana (2020-01-01). "First contribution to the taxonomic and cytotaxonomic study of Parapholis and Hainardia (Poaceae) in Albania. | Flora Mediterranea | EBSCOhost". doi:10.7320/FlMedit30.005. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ a b c "Parapholis strigosa (Dumort.) C.E.Hubb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  5. ^ "Distribution maps – Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland". Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  6. ^ "Hard-grass (English)".
  7. ^ "Parapholis strigosa (Dumort.) C.E. Hubb. | Flora of Greece – An annotated checklist". portal.cybertaxonomy.org. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  8. ^ "Parapholis strigosa | Euro+Med-Plantbase". www.europlusmed.org. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  9. ^ a b "Parapholis strigosa". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  10. ^ "Parapholis strigosa". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2024-07-22.