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Crypsis

not marked as a favorite taxon *Crypsis alopecuroides (Piller & Mitterpacher von Mitterburg) Schrader. Common name: Foxtail Pricklegrass. Habitat: Disturbed areas, in our area a waif on ballast. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe and w. Asia.

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Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA25, NS; = n/a — C, Pa; = Sporobolus alopecuroides (Piller & Mitterp.) P.M.Peterson — K4, POWO, Peterson et al (2014a). Basionym: Phleum alopecuroides Piller & Mitterp. 1783

Links to other floras: = Crypsis alopecuroides - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW

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