Dissanthelium Explained
Dissanthelium is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is native to the Americas, especially in the Andes of South America.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The only species native to the United States, D. californicum, was thought to be extinct until a single population was discovered on Santa Catalina Island, California, in 2005.[5]
- Species
- Dissanthelium amplivaginatum - Ancash in Peru
- Dissanthelium breve - Peru, Bolivia
- Dissanthelium brevifolium - Peru
- Dissanthelium californicum - California (Santa Catalina I, †San Clemente I), †Baja California (†Guadalupe I)
- Dissanthelium calycinum - Peru, Bolivia, Mexico
- Dissanthelium giganteum - Peru
- Dissanthelium laxifolium Swallen & Tovar - Peru, Bolivia
- Dissanthelium longifolium Tovar - Huánuco in Peru
- Dissanthelium longiligulatum Swallen & Tovar - La Paz in Bolivia
- Dissanthelium macusaniense (E.H.L.Krause) R.C.Foster & L.B.Sm. - Peru, Bolivia, Argentina
- Dissanthelium peruvianum - Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile
- Dissanthelium pygmaeum - Huancavelica in Peru
- Dissanthelium rauhii - Peru
- Dissanthelium trollii - La Paz in Bolivia, eastern Peru
- formerly includedsee Poa
- Dissanthelium atropidiforme - Poa atropidiformis
- Dissanthelium patagonicum - Poa atropidiformis
Notes and References
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/100115#page/310/mode/1up Trinius, Carl Bernhard von. 1836. Linnaea 10(3): 305.
- http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,8948 Jepson Manual Treatment
- http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DISSA USDA Plants Profile
- http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Dissanthelium&type=treatment Grass Manual Treatment
- http://www.ecoseeds.com/extinctgrass.html Craig Dremann. 2005. A Botanical Treasure Hunt to rediscover the formerly "extinct" grass, Dissanthelium californicum, on San Clemente Island.
