Milium effusum

Milium effusum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Milium
Species:
M. effusum
Binomial name
Milium effusum
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Agrostis effusa Lam.
    • Alopecurus effusus Link ex Kunth nom. inval.
    • Decandolia effusa (Lam.) T.Bastard
    • Melica effusa (L.) Salisb.
    • Miliarium effusum (L.) Moench
    • Milium adscendens Roxb. nom. inval.
    • Milium confertum L.
    • Milium dubium Jacquem. ex Hook.f. nom. inval.
    • Milium nepalense Nees nom. inval.
    • Milium transsilvanicum Schur
    • Milium willdenowii Lojac.
    • Paspalum effusum (L.) Raspail

Milium effusum, the American milletgrass or wood millet, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to damp forests of the Holarctic Kingdom.

The Latin specific epithet effusum means "spreading loosely".[2]

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  2. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.