Sphenopholis nitida

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Species Distribution Map
Family:POACEAE
Species:Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
Common Name:Shiny Wedgescale
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SPNI
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyPOACEAE - Grass family
Genus Sphenopholis
Species Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn. - Shiny Wedgescale

Citation

Citation Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner, Rhodora 8(92): 144. 1906.
Basionym: Aira nitida Biehler 1807.
Type: USA: PENNSYLVANIA:

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Aira mollis Aira mollis Muhlenberg ex Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 154. 1816, non (Linnaeus) Schreber 1771..  
Aira nitida Aira nitida Biehler, Pl. Nov. Herb. Spreng. 8. 1807. PENNSYLVANIA
Aira pennsylvanica Aira pennsylvanica Sprengel, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersbourg Hist. Acad. 2: 299. 1810[?]. PENNSYLVANIA
Eatonia dudleyi Eatonia dudleyi Vasey, Bot. Gaz. 11: 116. 1886. NEW YORK
Eatonia glabra Eatonia glabra Nash, in Britton, Man. Fl. N. States 1043. 1901. TENNESSEE: Madison Co.: Without locality, Apr 1893, Bain 507 (holotype: NY; isotype: US fragm).
Eatonia pennsylvanica Eatonia pennsylvanica (Sprengel) A. Gray, Manual, ed. 2. 558. 1856.Aira pennsylvanica Sprengel 1810. 
Eatonia nitida Eatonia nitida (Biehler) Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 511. 1895.Aira nitida Biehler 1807. 
Glyceria pennsylvanica Glyceria pennsylvanica (Sprengel) Heynhold, Nom. Bot. Hort. 1: 361. 1840.Aira pennsylvanica Sprengel 1810. 
Koeleria pennsylvanica Koeleria pennsylvanica (Sprengel) de Candolle, Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp. 117. 1813.Aira pennsylvanica Sprengel 1810. 
Reboulea nitida Reboulea nitida (Biehler) Farwell, Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 17: 181. 1916.Aira nitida Biehler 1807. 
Reboulea nitida var. glabra Reboulea nitida (Biehler) Farwell, var. glabra (Nash) Farwell, Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 17: 181. 1916.Eatonia glabra Nash 1901. 
Reboulea pennsylvanica Reboulea pennsylvanica (Sprengel) A. Gray, Manual 591. 1848.Aira pennsylvanica Sprengel 1810. 
Sphenopholis glabra Sphenopholis glabra (Nash) A. Heller, Muhlenbergia 6: 12. 1910.Eatonia glabra Nash 1901. 
Sphenopholis nitida subsp. glabra Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Lamson-Scribner, subsp. glabra (Nash) Lamson- Scribner, Rhodora 8: 145. 1906.Eatonia glabra Nash 1901. 
Sphenopholis nitida var. glabra Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Lamson-Scribner, var. glabra (Nash) Lamson-Scribner ex B. L. Robinson, Rhodora 10: 65. 1908.Eatonia glabra Nash 1901. 
Trisetum pennsylvanicum Trisetum pennsylvanicum (Sprengel) Trinius, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Petersbourg, Ser. 6, Sci. Math. 1: 66. 1830, non (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes 1817.Aira pennsylvanica Sprengel 1810. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Dallas, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1892 - 2019

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
TROY000039134 Montgomery 01 May 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25037		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
TROY000037703 Butler 09 Apr 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23903		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UNA00006005 Randolph 29 Apr 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1581		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
TROY000030204 Jackson 13 May 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
296		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UWAL0012380 Butler 02 Apr 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23891		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
TROY000049678 Autauga 03 Apr 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1582		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
AUA000038409 Morgan 15 Apr 2017 England, J. Kevin
7470		 AUA
Sphenopholis Nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
AUA000019458 Clarke 31 Mar 1981 O'Halloran, K.
34		 AUA
Sphenopholis Nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
AUA000019459 Clay 4 May 1976 Rutland, David W.
2477		 AUA
Sphenopholis Nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
TROY000038349 Bullock 18 Apr 2013 Dykes, Bailee
1587		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UWAL0032896 Lawrence 02 May 2009 England, J. Kevin
2050		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
AUA000019464 Lee 13 Apr 1973 Kral, Robert
49498		 AUA
Sphenopholis Nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
TROY000037383 Fayette 03 May 2012 Younghance, Steven L.
288		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
TROY000034609 Butler 24 Apr 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19042		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UNA00006038 Morgan 10 May 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1854		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
AUA000038151 Limestone 9 Apr 2016 England, J. Kevin
6165		 AUA
Sphenopholis Nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
UNA00006063 Tuscaloosa 19 May 1979 Wiersema, John H.
719a		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
UWAL0035129 Morgan 15 Apr 2017 England, J. Kevin
7470		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UNA00059372 Jefferson 09 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
198		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
UWAL0014777 Butler 12 Apr 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20577		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
JSU104127 Cleburne 28 Apr 1976 Atkinson, Tim A.
1446		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
JSU104473 Tuscaloosa 02 Apr 1976 Atkinson, Tim A.
1167		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UWAL0056856 Bibb 17 Apr 2019 Keener, Brian R.
11108		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
JSU104130 DeKalb 16 May 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1661		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
AUA000019460 Franklin 16 Apr 1965 Kral, Robert
23557		 AUA
Sphenopholis Nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
UNA00027248 Blount 28 Apr 1953 Harper, Roland M.
4248		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
UWAL0009136 Geneva 20 Apr 2005 Kral, Robert
95158		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
TROY000045329 Marengo 20 Apr 2013 England, J. Kevin
4161		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
AUA000040929 Lee 1 Jul 2016 Taylor, Chris T.
CSP-333		 AUA
Sphenopholis Nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
UNA00006009 Marion 05 May 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1693		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
UWAL0036013 Blount 19 Apr 2015 Anderson, Kelly
819		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
UNA00006098 _ May _ Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
UWAL0016731 Bullock 18 Apr 2013 Dykes, Bailee
1587		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
JSU104124 Clay 10 Apr 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
3521		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
JSU104123 Calhoun 20 Apr 1995 Hruska, Susan E.
649		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
JSU104122 Calhoun 18 Apr 1999 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10571		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
AUA000019461 Lee 14 Apr 1965 Koelling, Alfred C.
2184		 AUA
Sphenopholis Nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
TROY000049142 Greene 27 Apr 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3544		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
TROY000037136 Butler 09 Apr 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23913		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UNA00006004 Lee 30 Apr 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1600		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
TROY000027570 Tallapoosa 27 Apr 2006 Barger, T. Wayne
127		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UWAL0013010 Fayette 09 May 2012 Younghance, Steve L.
288		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UNA00006068 Lee _ Apr 1897 Baker, Charles F.
s.n.		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
UWAL0012947 Butler 09 Apr 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23903		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UWAL0049790 Autauga 03 Apr 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1582		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UWAL0037124 Morgan 20 Apr 2016 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14533		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn
ALNHS00004073 DeKalb 05 May 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
DLR-158		 ALNHS
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
JSU104128 DeKalb 15 May 1999 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10600		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
JSU104121 Calhoun 02 May 1999 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10588		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
TROY000046349 Lowndes 08 Apr 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28166		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UNA00006088 Wilcox 16 Apr 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1519a		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
TROY000027569 Jefferson 09 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
198		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UWAL0016184 Montgomery 01 May 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25037		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
TROY000012773 Pike 04 Apr 1996 Holmes, Jeanese
142		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
SAMF0007953 Russell 06 Apr 2004 Kral, R.
94879B		 SAMF
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
USAM000012696 Monroe 22 Apr 1975 LeLong, Michel G.
8337		 USAM
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
AUA000019463 Lee 10 Aug 1959 Banks, Donald J.
 AUA
Sphenopholis Nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
TROY000037441 Butler 02 Apr 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23891		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UWAL0009135 Cherokee 27 Apr 1979 Kral, Robert
63410		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
UWAL0015293 Greene 27 Apr 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3544		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
UNA00006083 Lawrence 06 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
395		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
UWAL0034635 Calhoun 23 Apr 1990 Kral, Robert
77390		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
UNA00006053 St. Clair 28 Apr 1979 Davenport, Lawrence J.
1082		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
UWAL0039821 Dallas 12 Apr 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28187		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UNA00006010 Jackson 08 May 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1788		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
AUA000019465 Tallapoosa 15 Apr 1976 Rutland, David W.
2102		 AUA
Sphenopholis Nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
JSU104140 Shelby 04 Apr 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16326		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
JSU104133 Jefferson 11 May 1985 Barber, J. Patrick
1436		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
JSU104129 DeKalb 15 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17558		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
JSU104137 Marshall 30 May 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1947		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UWAL0017437 Marengo 20 Apr 2013 England, J. Kevin
4161		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
TROY000046367 Dallas 12 Apr 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28187		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
JSU104131 Etowah 06 May 1996 Hodge-Spaulding, Lesley M.
4449		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
ALNHS00003893 Colbert 11 May 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-732		 ALNHS
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
JSU104120 Blount 31 Mar 1976 Whetstone, R. David
7854		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UNA00006073 DeKalb 01 Jun 1892 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
JSU104132 Jackson 23 Apr 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1740		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UNA00006093 Jackson 09 May 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1807		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
AUA000019466 Tallapoosa 15 Apr 1976 Rutland, David W.
2126		 AUA
Sphenopholis Nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
JSU104139 Shelby 04 Apr 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16356		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
JSU104119 Bibb 13 Apr 1970 Kral, Robert
38367		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
TROY000012750 Russell 06 Apr 2004 Kral, Robert
94879B		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
AUA000019462 Lee 1 May 1960 Banks, Donald J.
80		 AUA
Sphenopholis Nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
JSU104136 Lawrence 25 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17710		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UWAL0018033 Etowah 22 Apr 1990 Kral, Robert
77334		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
AUA000024412 Chambers 23 Apr 2007 Willis, M.
12		 AUA
Sphenopholis Nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
UNA00006078 Morgan 24 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
629		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
UWAL0032914 Limestone 09 Apr 2016 England, J. Kevin
6165		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
TROY000026883 Geneva 20 Apr 2005 Kral, Robert
95159		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UWAL0039707 Lowndes 08 Apr 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28166		 UWAL
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UNA00006028 Calhoun 07 May 1979 Wiersema, John H.
646		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
JSU104135 Jefferson 02 Apr 1976 Whetstone, R. David
8044		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
UNA00006048 Monroe 15 Apr 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1479		 UNA
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
JSU104125 Clay 20 Mar 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
1421		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
JSU104126 Clay 17 May 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
3985		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
JSU104138 Marshall 22 Apr 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1401		 JSU
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
AUA000019467 Wilcox 6 Apr 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
334		 AUA
Sphenopholis Nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
TROY000036248 Butler 12 Apr 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20577		 TROY
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner
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