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Taxon:  Amelichloa brachychaeta (Godr.) Arriaga & Barkworth



Summary
Genus:
Amelichloa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Stipeae
Nomen number:
452839
Place of publication:
Sida 22:147. 2006
Verified:
05/09/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Stipa brachychaeta Godr.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Achnatherum brachychaetum (Godr.) Barkworth
Nassella brachychaeta (Godr.) Barkworth

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Reference(s)
  1. Arriaga, M. O. & M. E. Barkworth. 2006. Amelichloa: a new genus in the Stipeae (Poaceae). Sida 22:145-149.
  2. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
  3. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
  4. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. 2008
  5. Randall, R. P. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status. 2007
  6. Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. 2009. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually). Arizona
  7. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae) (on-line resource).
Common names
English
puna grass –
Portuguese (Brazil)
flechilha –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCatamarca 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCordoba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Rios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFederal District 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Pampa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMendoza 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRio Negro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Luis 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSantiago del Estero 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
Native
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Cordoba, Entre Rios, Federal District, La Pampa, Mendoza, Rio Negro, Salta, San Luis, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero]
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Barkworth, M. E. 1993. North American Stipeae (Gramineae): taxonomic changes and other comments. Phytologia 74:6.
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=452839. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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