Parapholis incurva
Parapholis incurva is a species of grass native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, and widely naturalised elsewhere. Common names include coast barbgrass, curved sea hard grass, curved hard-grass,[1] sicklegrass, curved sicklegrass and curved parapholis.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Parapholis |
| Species: | P. incurva |
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Description
It is a tufted annual bunchgrass up to 30 centimetres high, with green flowers.[2]
Taxonomy
It was first published as Aegilops incurva by Carl Linnaeus, and transferred into Parapholis by Charles Edward Hubbard in 1946.[3]
Distribution and habitat
It is widespread in the old world, occurring in northern Africa, Europe, and Asia. It has widely naturalised elsewhere.[4]
References
- "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- "Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- "Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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