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Achnatherum pekinense
Scientific Name: Achnatherum pekinense
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
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Achnatherum pekinense
Achnatherum pekinense, also known by its Chinese name 京芒草, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the Poaceae family.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant is a grass and reaches heights between 70 and 150 centimeters.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Achnatherum pekinense (Hance) Ohwi
- Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
- Rank: Species
- Synonyms:
- Stipa pekinensis Hance
- Achnatherum extremiorientale (Hara) Keng f. ex P.C.Kuo
- Achnatherum pekinense subsp. effusum (Maxim.) T. Koyama
- Nomenclatural Reference: Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo No. 33, 66 (1953).
Distribution and Habitat
- Achnatherum pekinense is endemic to China.
- It can be found at elevations ranging from 300 to 3600 meters.
Morphological Characteristics
- Growth Habit: Graminoid.
- Height: Reaches heights of 70 to 150 centimeters.
- Leaves: Simple.
- It is an ornamental gramineae.
- It develops a round-shape shrub.
Further Information
- The Plant List: Search in The Plant List
- IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Search in IPNI
- Australian Plant Name Index: Search in Australian Plant Name Index
- NYBG (New York Botanical Garden) Virtual Herbarium: Search in NYBG Virtual Herbarium
- TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Catalogue of Life China, 2013 Annual Checklist (Biodiversity Committee, Chinese)