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Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski ssp. crinitum (Schreb.) Melderis

       
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Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski ssp. crinitum (Schreb.) Melderis

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Synonyms:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski ssp. crinitum (Schreb.) Melderis

  ELCR6 Elymus crinitus Schreb.
 

Related Taxa:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski ssp. crinitum (Schreb.) Melderis

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 2 species in Taeniatherum, 1 subspecies in Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski
 

Classification:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski ssp. crinitum (Schreb.) Melderis

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Taeniatherum Nevski – medusahead
Species Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski – medusahead
Subspecies Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski ssp. crinitum (Schreb.) Melderis
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski ssp. crinitum (Schreb.) Melderis

The related entities italicized and indented above are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

California:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
medusahead              C list (noxious weeds)
Colorado:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
medusahead rye              A list (noxious weeds)
Nevada:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
medusahead              Noxious weed
Oregon:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
medusahead rye              "B" designated weed
medusahead rye              Quarantine
Utah:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
medusahead              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski ssp. crinitum (Schreb.) Melderis

Taeniatherum caput-medusae
medusahead
medusahead rye

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
Cal-IPC        California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (1 February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.
 

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Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski ssp. crinitum (Schreb.) Melderis

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