Aristida diffusa

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Aristidoideae
Tribus: Aristideae
Genus: Aristida
Species: Aristida diffusa
Name

Aristida diffusa Trin., 1830
Synonyms

Homotypic
Aristida vestita var. diffusa (Trin.) Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 157 (1842).
Heterotypic
Aristida vestita var. brevistipitata Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 158 (1842).
Aristida vestita var. densa Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 158 (1842).
Aristida vestita var. eckloniana Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 158 (1842).
Aristida vestita var. pseudohystrix Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 158 (1842).
Aristida vestita var. schraderiana Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 158 (1842).
Aristida pseudohystrix (Trin. & Rupr.) Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 142 (1854).
Aristida burkei Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 557 (1899).
Aristida diffusa var. brevistipitata (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 54: 665 (1928).
Aristida diffusa var. densa (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 54: 665 (1928).
Aristida diffusa var. eckloniana (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 54: 665 (1928).
Aristida diffusa var. pseudohystrix (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 54: 471 (1928).
Aristida diffusa var. schraderiana (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 54: 668 (1928).
Aristida diffusa var. burkei (Stapf) Schweick., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 14: 122 (1938).
Aristida diffusa subsp. burkei (Stapf) Melderis, Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 44: 287 (1970).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Trinius, C.B. v., 1830. Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1(1):86.

Additional references

Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aristida diffusa in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 14. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Aristida diffusa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 14. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Aristida diffusa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 August 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Aristida diffusa. Published online. Accessed: August 14 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aristida diffusa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 August 14.

Vernacular names
Afrikaans: Klipgras