Schizachne Explained

Schizachne is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the grass family.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} The only accepted species is Schizachne purpurascens, commonly called false melic.^{[8] [9]} Three subspecies are recognized:

• Schizachne purpurascens subsp. callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) T.Koyama & Kawano – European and Asiatic Russia, China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanxi, Yunnan),^[10] Mongolia, Korea, Kazakhstan
• Schizachne purpurascens subsp. capillipes (Kom.) Tzvelev – Kamchatka
• Schizachne purpurascens subsp. purpurascens – Canada (all 10 provinces plus Yukon + NWT), United States (Alaska, Rocky Mountain States, Great Lakes Region, Northeast)^[11]

Melica smithii was formerly included in the genus, as Schizachne smithii.

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/265538#page/345/mode/1up Hackel, Eduard 1909. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 7: 322-323
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40031609 Tropicos, Schizachne Hack.
3. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00564.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
4. Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok
5. Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan
6. Web site: Schizachne in Flora of China @ . Efloras.org . 2022-05-01.
7. Kitagawa, Masao 1979. Neo-Lineamenta Florae Manshuricae 109
8. http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SCPU United States Department of Agriculture plants profile, Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen, false melic
9. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Schizachne The Plant List search for Schizachne
10. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250071106 Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 223 裂稃茅 lie fu mao Schizachne purpurascens (Torrey) Swallen subsp. callosa (Turczaninow ex Grisebach) T. Koyama & Kawano, Can. J. Bot. 42: 862. 1964
11. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Schizachne%20purpurascens.png Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map