Tridens muticus (Torr.) Nash var. muticus GRIN-Global

Taxon: Tridens muticus (Torr.) Nash var. muticus

Summary

Genus:

Tridens

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Cynodonteae

Subtribe:

Pappophorinae

Nomen number:

417124

Verified:

01/21/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.

Other conspecific taxa

Tridens muticus (Torr.) Nash (1 active accession[s])
Tridens muticus (Torr.) Nash var. elongatus (Buckley) Shinners (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Tricuspis mutica Torr.

No images

Reference(s)

Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972-
Diggs, G. M., Jr. et al. Shinner's and Mahler's illustrated flora of North Central Texas. 1999
FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Gould, F. W. & R. Moran. The grasses of Baja California, Mexico. 1981
Gould, F. W. The grasses of Texas. 1975
Hickman, J. C., ed. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. 1993
Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16. 1992

Common names

English
slim tridens –
Spanish
tridente esbelto –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja Norte
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo Leon
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja Norte, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=417124. Accessed 19 July 2025.