Scolochloa

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Scolochloinae
Genus: Scolochloa
Species: S. festucacea
Name

Scolochloa Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 136 (1827), nom. cons.
monotypic taxon

References

Link, J.H.F. (1827) Hortus Regius Botanicus Berolinensis 1: 136.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Scolochloa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Scolochloa. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17.
Tropicos.org 2013. Scolochloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Scolochloa. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names
English: Rivergrass
suomi: Piurut

Scolochloa is a genus of grasses in the family Poaceae / Gramineae, now containing a single species, Scolochloa festucacea. Common rivergrass is a common name for the species.[3] Scolochloa festucacea grows in Europe, temperate Asia, and North America.[4][5][6][7][8][1][9] Its culms are erect and 100–150 centimetres (39–59 in) in height; its leaf blades are 15–30 cm (5.9–11.8 in) long and 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) wide.

The genus formerly included a second species, Scolochloa arundinacea, which is now placed in the genus Arundo as Arundo donax.[1]

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Tropicos, Scolochloa Link
"Scolochloa festucacea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
Link, Johann Heinrich Friedrich. 1827. Hortus Regius Botanicus Berolinensis 1: 136
Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 244 水茅属 shui mao shu Scolochloa Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 136. 1827.
Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
GBIF entry
Cabi, E. & M. Doğan. 2012. Poaceae. 690–756. In A. Güner, S. Aslan, T. Ekim, M. Vural & M. T. Babaç (eds.) Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi. Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını, Istanbul