Tridens

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Contains 6 accepted taxa overall.

Family:POACEAE
Genus: Tridens Roem. & Schult.
Common Name:TRIDENS
Specimen: View USF Herbarium specimens of this genus

Classification

Division
Class
Sub Class
Order POALES
FamilyPOACEAE
Genus Tridens

Citation

Citation TRIDENS Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 2: 34, 599. 1817.
Basionym: **
Type: TYPE: Tridens quinquefidus (Pursh) Roemer & Schultes (Poa quinquefida Pursh)

** Not applicable or data not available.

Species

Scientific NameCommon NameHerbarium SpecimensPhotos
Tridens ambiguus PINEBARREN FLUFFGRASS
Tridens carolinianus CAROLINA FLUFFGRASS
Tridens eragrostoides LOVEGRASS TRIDENS
Tridens flavus var. chapmanii CHAPMAN'S PURPLETOP TRIDENS
Tridens flavus var. flavus TALL REDTOP; PURPLETOP TRIDENS
Tridens strictus LONGSPIKE TRIDENS

Identification Key

Genus Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Antonella Antonella Caro, Dominguezia 2: 18. 1981. TYPE: Antonella nicorae (Anton) Caro (Tridens nicorae Anton)
Gosweilerochloa Gosweilerochloa Renvoize, Kew Bull. 33: 525. 1979. TYPE: Gosweilerochloa deliculata Renvoize
Rhombolytrum Rhombolytrum Link, Hort. Berol. 2: 296. 1833. TYPE: Rhombolytrum rhomboideum Link
Tricuspis Tricuspis Palisot de Beauvois, Ess. Agrostogr. 77, 179. 1812, non Persoon 1806. TYPE: Tricuspis caroliniana Palisot de Beauvois = Tridens Roemer & Schultes 1817.
Windsoria Windsoria Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 70. 1818. TYPE: Windsoria poaeformis Nuttall, nom. illegit. (Poa quinquefida Pursh; Poa sesleroides Michaux 1803, non Allioni 1785)
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