Oplismenus undulatifolius

Wavyleaf basketgrass
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Oplismenus
Species:
O. undulatifolius
Binomial name
Oplismenus undulatifolius
Synonyms[2]
  • Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. undulatifolius (Ard.) U. Scholz
  • Panicum acuminatissimum Steud.
  • Panicum barbifultum Hochst. ex Schlecht.
  • Panicum undulatifolium Ard.

Oplismenus undulatifolius, commonly known as wavyleaf basketgrass, is a species of perennial grass from the family Poaceae that is native to Eurasia, specifically Southern Europe through Southern Asia.[3][4] Due to its invasive nature, it can be found in countries such as Pakistan (Punjab & Kashmir),[2] China, Japan,[5] Korea, India, Australia,[6] South Africa,[2] and has since been introduced to the Mid-Atlantic United States. There are no recognized subspecies in Catalogue of Life.[7]

  1. ^ "Oplismenus undulatifolius (Ard.) P. Beauv.". Catalogue of New World Grasses. (CNWG). Missouri Botanical Garden – via Tropicos.org.
  2. ^ a b c Cope, Thomas A. "Oplismenus undulatifolius". Flora of Pakistan. Retrieved 4 February 2016 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ^ "Wavyleaf Basketgrass (Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolius)". www.invasive.org. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  4. ^ "Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolius/NJ - Bugwoodwiki". wiki.bugwood.org. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  5. ^ Chen, Shou-liang; Phillips, Sylvia M. "Oplismenus undulatifolius". Flora of China. Vol. 22. Retrieved Nov 20, 2015 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  6. ^ "Oplismenus undulatifolius (Ard.) P.Beauv". PlantNET. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  7. ^ "Oplismenus undulatifolius". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved Nov 20, 2015.