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Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees var. conferta Nees
POACEAE
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Information from the Index of California Plant Names (ICPN)
Initial Editorial Analysis 3 Aug 2011
Source of Report for California  
a A. Sanders, 1996. Madroño 43: 527, via UCJEPS Web List: S. Morgan 92-7 (ARIZ, UCR), A. Sanders & S. Ogg 15183; SCo (Riverside Co.)
b Preston e-mail of 5 Jul 2000, "naturalized in CA. Ruderal. SCo (Riverside Co.); native to Afr; Sanders, A. C. 1996. Noteworthy collections: California. Madroño 43:524-532"
c Simpson, M. G., and J. P. Rebman, 1996. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of San Diego County. 3rd edition. SDSU Herbarium Press, San Diego, CA
d Hrusa et al., Madrono 49(2)61-98. 2002: DIST: SCo: Hrusa et al. Current Status: Naturalized outside of wildlands: DOC: Riverside Co.: Sanders, A.C. (1996, pg. 527).
Initial Editorial Comments in no way mentioned in Munz, Munz Supplement, The Jepson Manual [Ed. 1], International Plant Names Index; Eragrostis curvula var. conferta Stapf listed as synonym of Eragrostis curvula in Kartesz & Meacham, indicating author citation uncertain; not in IPNI as of 29 May 2001, 30 Oct 2001; citation of Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees var. conferta Nees in Simpson & Rebman, 1996, evidently in error; naturalized in CA, not listed in The Jepson Manual [Ed. 1], according to Simpson & Rebman, 1996; according to Source d, in California naturalized outside of wildlands, yet uncertain whether or not conditions of cited occurrence qualify for inclusion in the flora according to criteria employed by Jepson Flora Project (27 Feb 2003)
Editorial Recommendation author citation to be checked [resolved]; name evidently or possibly ined. [resolved]
Correspondence and Comments Subsequent to Initial Analysis
Correspondence 1 1 Sep 2004 e-mail from Jeff Greenhouse see Comment 1
Editorial Comments 1 Correspondence 1 indicates that Eragrostis curvula var. conferta was published by C. G. Nees von Esenbeck (Nees in Authors of Plant Names) in Florae Africae Australioris illustrationes monographicae 398 (1841), and that the Stapf citation in Kartesz & Meacham is in error, in that Stapf published Eragrostis curvula var. valida in Flora Capensis 7:600 (1900), but on the same page credited Nees with Eragrostis curvula var. conferta. [Therefore, the correct author citation is Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees var. conferta Nees, as indicated in this Index.]
Correspondence 2 30 Aug 2004 e-mail from Jeff Greenhouse see Comment 2
Editorial Comments 2 Correspondence 2 indicates that Paul M. Peterson, in Flora North America 25:76 (2003), does not recognize infraspecific taxa in Eragrostis curvula, and treats Eragrostis curvula var. conferta Nees as a synonym of Eragrostis curvula.
Correspondence 3 Treatment and author notes submitted for The Jepson Manual [Ed. 2] see Comment 3
Editorial Comments 3 Correspondence 3 evidently does not address Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees var. conferta Nees, suggesting that the author for The Jepson Manual [Ed. 2], John R. Reeder at this writing, does not recognize it. [It seems likely though not certain that the author would consider Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees var. conferta Nees to be a synonym of Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees.]
Editorial Summary and Current Status
Editorial Summary probable rejection, treated as synonym since The Jepson Manual [Ed. 1]
Current Status JFP-2a_t, taxonomic or nomenclatural synonym for taxon naturalized in CA (tentative)
Current Name Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees (tentative)
Current Status Date 3 Aug 2011
List of names for this Current Status category
List of ICPN names in Eragrostis curvula
List of names from ICPN, Hrusa's Crosswalk, and Jepson Flora in Eragrostis

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