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Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski
medusahead

       
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Photo of Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Afghanistan. Usage Requirements.
 
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Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski

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Synonyms:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski

  ELCA13 Elymus caput-medusae L.
  TAAS2 Taeniatherum asperum auct. non (Simonkai) Nevski
  TACRC Taeniatherum crinitum (Schreb.) Nevski var. caput-medusae (L.) Wipff
 

Distribution:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski

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USA (CA, CT, ID, MT, NV, NY, OR, PA, UT, WA)
 

Related Taxa:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 2 species in Taeniatherum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski ssp. crinitum (Schreb.) Melderis. .
Taeniatherum caput-medusae ssp. crinitum
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Classification:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski

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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
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski

This plant is 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:
medusahead              C list (noxious weeds)
Colorado:
medusahead rye              A list (noxious weeds)
Nevada:
medusahead              Noxious weed
Oregon:
medusahead rye              "B" designated weed
medusahead rye              Quarantine
Utah:
medusahead              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski

medusahead
medusahead rye

This plant 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 (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. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42203.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 

Related Web Sites:
Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski

California Rangelands: Medusahead Fact Sheet

NV-Extension Weed Wanted Posters

The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program

UT-Unwanted Weeds-Utah Department of Transportation

UT-Utah's 17 Most Noxious Weeds

 
 
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