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INTRODUCTORY
ABBREVIATION:TAECAP
SYNONYMS:Elymus caput-medusae L. Taeniatherum asperum Nevski [55]
NRCS PLANT CODE [105]:TACA8
COMMON NAMES:medusahead medusahead wildrye
TAXONOMY:The currently accepted scientific name of medusahead is Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski. There are 3 subspecies found in Europe: T. c. ssp. caput-medusae, T. c. ssp. cinitum (Schreb.) Meldris, and T. c. ssp. asperum (Simk.) Meldris. The entity occurring the United States is T. c. ssp. asperum [38,49,61].
LIFE FORM:Graminoid
FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:No special status
OTHER STATUS:California - C list (noxious weed) [102] Colorado - A list (noxious weed); C list (noxious weed; not yet widespread or causing economic impact) [101] Nevada - Y list (noxious weed) [103] Oregon - B list (noxious weed of economic importance that is regionally abundant but may have limited distribution in some counties) [103] Utah - noxious weed [104]
AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:Archer, Amy J. (2001, August). Taeniatherum caput-medusae. In: Remainder of Citation
Related categories for SPECIES: Taeniatherum caput-medusae | Medusahead |
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