ALOPECURUS MYOSUROIDES AND SCLEROCHLOA DURA (POACEAE) NEW TO LOUISIANA

2 Pages·2000·0.69 MB·English

by  John K Saichuk

AWPECURUS AND
MYOSUROIDES
NEW
DURA
SCLEROCHLOA TO LOUISIANA
(POACEAE)
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northeast Louisiana are apparently the
Parish
2 in
records the Specimens of Alopecurus myosuroides Huds. and Sclerochloa
for state.
first
dura Beauv. were collected from the same on the same day. Neither species
field in
(L.) is
Allen (1993) or Thomas and Allen 993). Sclerochloa dura (L) Beauv was reported for
(1
Louisiana by MacRoberts 977) and then excluded by Allen 980). Brandenburg et
al.
(1 (1
(1991) did not find any records for this species from Louisiana but did report for
all
it
three adjacent Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas. Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.
states:
is
USDA-NRCS andTexas
by the 999) database from adjoining Mississippi as well as
listed
(1
New
Alabama, Kansas, Mexico, and most east and west coast states.
LOUISIANA.Morehouse
Huds): Parish:
s F
section of Sunshine and Tucker roads, E side of Tucker road about 0.5 mi S of Sunshine Road, fielc
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fallow through the winter and not flooded, scattered throughout the eld and along the edges,27
fi
Apr
2000, Saichuks.n. (LAF.NLU).
LOUISIANA. Morehc
Voucher specimen (Sclerochloa dura Beauv.): >use Parish: Rice field area
(L.)
on the Harold Tucker farm, about 7.7 mi due S of the Arkansas/Louisia
section of Sunshine and Tucker roads, E side ofTucker Road about 0.5 mi S of Sunshine Road, fielc
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fallow through the winter and not flooded, growing along the field ro ad, 27 Apr 27 2000, Saichul
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R in Hid In 991. Hard grass {Sclerochload
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the United States. Sida 14:369-376.
MacRoberis, D.T. 977. Additions to the Louisiana Sida 7:220-222.
flora.
1
and CM. An
Thomas, R.D. 993. Atlas of the vascular of Louisiana/
n. flora
1
i
ferns conifers,and monocotyledons. Louisiana Department of
allies,
Baton Rouge,
eries, LA.
USDA,NRCS. PLANTS
1999.The database
(http://plants.usda.gov/plants;
lata Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
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