Piptatherum songaricum - Uses, Benefits & Common Names
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Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Poales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
songaricum
ID:
1098195
Status:
valid
Authors:
(Trin. & Rupr.) Roshev.
Source:
tro
Year:
1951
Citation Micro:
Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 14: 106 (1951)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001097533
Common Names
- Piptatherum songaricum
- Songar Oatgrass
- Songar Oat Grass
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Piptatherum songaricum (also called Songar Fescue, among many other common names) is a perennial grass native to Central and Eastern Europe, as well as parts of Central Asia. It grows in dry grasslands, steppes, and meadows, and is characterized by its erect stems, which can reach up to 1.2m in height, and its narrow, lance-shaped leaves.
Uses & Benefits
Piptatherum songaricum is a species of grass that is often used as an ornamental grass, for erosion control, and for turf grass.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Piptatherum songaricum is a small, greenish-brown spikelet, containing a single floret. The seed is a small, reddish-brown caryopsis. The seedlings are slender, with a single seed leaf.
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Piptatherum songaricum can be found in the temperate regions of Central Asia.
Species in the Piptatherum genus
Piptatherum aequiglume, Piptatherum alpestre, Piptatherum angustifolium, Piptatherum baluchistanicum, Piptatherum barbellatum, Piptatherum blancheanum, Piptatherum coerulescens, Piptatherum ferganense, Piptatherum flaccidum, Piptatherum gracile, Piptatherum grandispiculum, Piptatherum grigorjevii, Piptatherum hilariae, Piptatherum holciforme, Piptatherum latifolium, Piptatherum microcarpum, Piptatherum miliaceum, Piptatherum molinioides, Piptatherum munroi, Piptatherum pamiralaicum, Piptatherum platyanthum, Piptatherum purpurascens, Piptatherum rechingeri, Piptatherum roshevitsianum, Piptatherum sogdianum, Piptatherum soongoricum, Piptatherum sphacelatum, Piptatherum tibeticum, Piptatherum songaricum, Piptatherum laterale, Piptatherum denaense,
Species in the Poaceae family
Achnatherum pekinense, Achnatherum pubicalyx, Achnatherum sibiricum, Achnatherum turcomanicum, Achnatherum brandisii, Achnatherum bromoides, Achnatherum calamagrostis, Achnatherum confusum, Achnatherum inebrians, Achnatherum jacquemontii, Achnatherum virescens, Achnatherum paradoxum, Achnatherum nakaii, Achnatherum pelliotii, Achnatherum haussknechtii, Achnatherum mandavillei, Achnatherum pilosum, Achnatherum parviflorum, Achnatherum staintonii, Aciachne acicularis, Aciachne flagellifera, Aciachne pulvinata, Acidosasa breviclavata, Acidosasa brilletii, Acidosasa chinensis, Acidosasa edulis, Acidosasa glauca, Acidosasa guangxiensis, Acidosasa lingchuanensis, Acidosasa nanunica, Acidosasa notata, Acidosasa purpurea, Acidosasa venusta, Acidosasa carinata, Acostia gracilis, Acrachne henrardiana, Acrachne perrieri, Acrachne racemosa, Acritochaete volkensii, Acroceras amplectens, Acroceras attenuatum, Acroceras boivinii, Acroceras bosseri, Acroceras calcicola, Acroceras chaseae, Acroceras diffusum, Acroceras elegans, Acroceras excavatum, Acroceras fluminense, Acroceras gabunense,
References
Franz Josef Ruprecht (1814-1870): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Rupr.' in the authors string.
Carl Bernhard von Trinius (1778-1844): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Trin.' in the authors string.
Roman Rozhevits (1882-1949): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Roshev.' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:416131-1: Govaerts R (ed.). 2023. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 11]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 20 April 2023].