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Schismus arabicus Nees
Arabian schismus
Symbol: SCAR
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Line drawing of Schismus arabicus to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Misc. Publ. No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Guidelines.

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State Distributional Map for SCAR
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Plant Distribution by State

Schismus arabicus Nees

SCAR

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California distribution information
Related Taxa:
Schismus arabicus Nees

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 2 species in Schismus

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Classification:
Schismus arabicus Nees

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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 Schismus Beauv. – Mediterranean grass
                               Species Schismus arabicus Nees – Arabian schismus

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Invasive Information:
Schismus arabicus Nees
        Mediterranean grass
        Arabian schismus
This plant is considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
CalEPPC   California Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Exotic Plant Pest List (http://www.caleppc.org/info/plantlist.html, October 19, 1999). California Exotic Pest Plant Council. California.
 

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Introduced Information:
Schismus arabicus Nees
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Schismus arabicus Nees

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42065.

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