Sphenopholis is a genus of North American and Hawaiian plants in the grass family.[4][5][6]
| Wedgescales | |
|---|---|
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| Sphenopholis obtusata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Poodae |
| Tribe: | Poeae |
| Subtribe: | Aveninae |
| Genus: | Sphenopholis Kunth.[1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Reboulea gracilis | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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They are known generally as wedgescales.[7][8][9]
- Sphenopholis filiformis - longleaf wedgescale - TX OK AR LA TN MS AL GA FL NC SC VA PA
- Sphenopholis intermedia - slender wedgescale - Canada (every province + territory except Nunavut), USA (every state except California + Hawaii)
- Sphenopholis interrupta - CO OK AZ NM TX LA, Baja California
- Sphenopholis longiflora - Texas wedgescale - TX OK AR LA
- Sphenopholis nitida - shiny wedgescale - Ontario, eastern half of United States
- Sphenopholis obtusata - prairie wedgescale - widespread in contiguous United States + southern Canada, plus Hawaii, Mexico + Hispaniola
- Sphenopholis × pallens - scattered locations in eastern half of USA—hybrid S. obtusata × S. pensylvanica
- Sphenopholis pensylvanica - swamp wedgescale - eastern half of USA
References edit
- ^ Tropicos, Reboulea Kunth
- ^ International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants see §7.4, specifying that the type of a replacement name is the same as the type of the name being replaced
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Scribner, Frank Lamson. 1906. Rhodora 8(92): 142-146
- ^ Kunth, Karl Sigismund. 1830. Révision des Graminées 2, pages 341-342 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French, using name Reboulea
- ^ Kunth, Karl Sigismund. 1830. Révision des Graminées 2, plate 84 full-page line drawing of Reboulea gracilis
- ^ Grass Manual Treatment
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ USDA Plants Profile
- ^ The Plant List search for Sphenopholis
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps