Catabrosa aquatica in Genus Catabrosa

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Internal ID	UUID64402f3b166fb799755330
Scientific name	Catabrosa aquatica
Authority	(L.) P.Beauv.
First published in	Ess. Agrostogr. : 97 (1812)

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Catabrosa aquatica, also known as brookgrass, water whorl-grass, water whirlgrass and water hairgrass, is a semi-aquatic grass found in many parts of the northern hemisphere and in southern Chile and Argentina. It is a member of the Catabrosa genus and is typically found in wet environments such as meadows, stream banks and lake shores. Its name reflects its preference for growing in water-rich areas.

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Agrostis tillierii	Willd. ex Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 42 (1840)
Aira scabra	Zuccagni	Collecteana : 124 (1806)
Aira viridula	Poir.	Encycl. , Suppl. 2: 75 (1811)
Catabrosa airoides	Chevall.	Fl. Gén. Env. Paris , ed. 2, 2: 182 (1836)
Catabrosa angusta	(Stapf) L.Liu	Fl. Xizang. 5: 141 (1987)
Catabrosa aquatica f. latifolia	(Heuff.) Soó	Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 118 (1971 publ. 1972)
Catabrosa aquatica f. schurii	Soó	Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 118 (1971 publ. 1972)
Catabrosa aquatica f. uniflora	(Gray) Holmb.	Skand. Fl. 2: 193 (1926)
Catabrosa aquatica subsp. capusii	(Franch.) Tzvelev	Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 5: 30. 1968 (1968)
Catabrosa aquatica subsp. pseudairoides	(F.Hermann) Tzvelev	Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 5: 29 1968
Catabrosa aquatica var. angusta	Stapf	Fl. Brit. India 7: 311 1896
Catabrosa aquatica var. laurentiana	Fernald	Rhodora 35: 137 (1933)
Catabrosa aquatica var. littoralis	Parn.	Grass. Britain 228. 1845
Catabrosa aquatica var. uniflora	Gray	Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 133 (1821 publ. 1822)
Catabrosa capusii	Franch.	Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 6, 18: 272 (1884)
Catabrosa elbursensis	Bornm. & Gauba	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 47: 131 (1939)
Catabrosa ochroleuca	Dumort.	Observ. Gramin. Belg. : 108 (1824)
Catabrosa pseudairoides	(J.Herrm.) Tzvelev	Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 50: 1633 (1965)
Catabrosa scabra	Kunth	Révis. Gramin. 1: 119 (1829)
Catabrosa sikkimensis	Stapf	Fl. Brit. India 7: 311 (1896)
Catabrosa viridula	Roem. & Schult.	Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 697 (1817)
Catapodium aquaticum	Willk.	Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 1: 77 (1861)
Colpodium aquaticum	Trin.	Fund. Agrost. : 136 (1820)
Colpodium elbursense	(Bornm. & Gauba) Parsa	Fl. Iran 5: 682 (1951)
Diarrhena aquatica	Raspail	Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 447 (1825)
Festuca airoides	(Koeler) Mutel	Fl. Franç. 4: 115 1837
Glyceria airoides	Rchb.	Handb. Gewächsk. ed. 2 , 3: 1827 (1830)
Glyceria aquatica	J.Presl & C.Presl	Fl. Cech. : 25 (1819)
Glyceria aquatica var. latifolia	Heuff.	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 8: 231. 1858
Glyceria catabrosa	Klatt & Rchb.	Fl. Leipz. 96.
Glyceria dulcis	Holmb.	Bot. Not. 1919: 97 (1919)
Glyceria ochroleuca	Guss.	Fl. Sicul. Syn. 1: 100 (1843)
Glyceria viridula	Heynh.	Nom. Bot. Hort. : 361 (1840)
Hydrochloa airoides	Hartm.	Gen. Gram. : 8 (1819)
Melica altissima	Sobol.	Fl. Petrop. : 21 (1799)
Molinia aquatica	Wibel	Prim. Fl. Werth. : 116 (1799)
Poa airoides	Koeler	Descr. Gramin. : 194 (1802)
Poa airoides	J.Herrm.	Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: 232 (1812)
Poa dulcis	Salisb.	Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 20 (1796)
Poa grandiflora	[Clairv.]	Man. Herbor. Suisse : 21 (1811)
Poa pseudairoides	J.Herrm.	Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: t. 13 (1812)
Poa rivularis	Bernh.	Syst. Verz. Erf. : 41 (1800)
Poa sabauda	All.	Fl. Pedem. 2: 245 (1785)
Catabrosa aquatica var. atrata	Tzvelev	Konspekt Fl. Kavkaza 2: 329 (2006)
Aira aquatica	L.	Sp. Pl. : 64 (1753)
Catabrosa aquatica var. minor	Bab.	Man. Brit. Bot. : 366 (1843)
Catabrosa aquatica f. zapalowiczii	Soó	Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 118 (1971 publ. 1972)
Catabrosa minor	(Bab.) Tzvelev	Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 44: 32 (2013)
Catabrosa kneuckeri	Tzvelev	Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 44: 31 (2013)
Catabrosa atrata	(Tzvelev) Tzvelev	Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 44: 33 (2013)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	whorl-grass
English	water whorl-grass
English	water whorlgrass
Arabic	قطبروس مائي
Belarusian	Паручайніца вадзяная
Bulgarian	воден ручейник
Catalan	catabrose aquatique
Czech	odemka vodní
Welsh	brigwellt troellennog
Danish	dynd-tæppegræs
German	quellgras
German	zartes quellgras
German	catabrose aquatique
Estonian	vesi-tarnhein
Finnish	vesihilpi
French	catabrose aquatique
Croatian	vodena slatka trava
Lithuanian	catabrose aquatique
Latvian	Ūdens avotene
Norwegian Bokmål	kildegress
Dutch	watergras
Polish	brodobrzanka wodna
Russian	Поручейница водяная
Russian	Поручейница водная
Swedish	catabrose aquatique
Swedish	källgräs
Chinese	沿沟草
Chinese	木麻黄种子

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Name	Authority	First published in
Catabrosa aquatica subsp. minor	(Bab.) F.H.Perring & P.D.Sell	Watsonia 6(4): 317–318 1967

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Africa click to expand
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria
  - Libya
  - Morocco

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- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus
- China
  - China North-central
  - China South-central
  - Inner Mongolia
  - Qinghai
  - Tibet
  - Xinjiang
- Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan
  - Kirgizstan
  - Tadzhikistan
  - Turkmenistan
  - Uzbekistan
- Mongolia
  - Mongolia
- Siberia
  - Altay
  - Buryatiya
  - Chita
  - Krasnoyarsk
  - Tuva
  - West Siberia
- Western Asia
  - Afghanistan
  - Iran
  - Iraq
  - Lebanon-Syria
  - Palestine
  - Turkey

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- Indian Subcontinent
  - East Himalaya
  - Nepal
  - Pakistan
  - West Himalaya

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- Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States
  - Belarus
  - Central European Russia
  - East European Russia
  - Krym
  - North European Russia
  - Northwest European Russia
  - South European Russia
  - Ukraine
- Middle Europe
  - Austria
  - Belgium
  - Czechoslovakia
  - Germany
  - Hungary
  - Netherlands
  - Poland
  - Switzerland
- Northern Europe
  - Denmark
  - Finland
  - Føroyar
  - Great Britain
  - Iceland
  - Ireland
  - Norway
  - Sweden
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania
  - Bulgaria
  - Greece
  - Italy
  - Romania
  - Sicilia
  - Turkey-in-Europe
  - Yugoslavia
- Southwestern Europe
  - Corse
  - France
  - Sardegna
  - Spain

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- Eastern Canada
  - Labrador
  - New Brunswick
  - Newfoundland
  - Ontario
  - Prince Edward Island
  - Québec
- North-central U.S.A.
  - Iowa
  - Nebraska
  - North Dakota
  - South Dakota
  - Wisconsin
- Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado
  - Idaho
  - Montana
  - Oregon
  - Washington
  - Wyoming
- South-central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Arkansas
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona
  - Nevada
  - Utah
- Subarctic America
  - Greenland
- Western Canada
  - Alberta
  - British Columbia
  - Manitoba
  - Saskatchewan

Southern America click to expand
- Southern South America
  - Argentina South
  - Chile South

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000858385
Canadensys	7506
USDA Plants	CAAQ3
Tropicos	25509431
INPN	89316
Flora of Italy	7377
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:395086-1
The Plant List	kew-403714
Plantarium	9257
PFAF	Catabrosa aquatica
Open Tree Of Life	405293
NCBI Taxonomy	368338
NBN Atlas	NHMSYS0000456975
Nature Serve	2.134737
IUCN Red List	164512
IPNI	395086-1
iNaturalist	61425
GBIF	2705315
WisFlora	8128
EPPO	CAAAQ
EOL	1114050
Elurikkus	3507
Calflora (Californian flora)	13573
USDA GRIN	9578
Wikipedia	Catabrosa_aquatica

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Scientific Literature Top

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21-Sep-2023

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doi:	10.3390/biology12091272
PMID:	37759671

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Diversity of wetland plants used traditionally in China: a literature review

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AoB Plants

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Catabrosa aquatica

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Details Top

Description Top

Synonyms Top

Common names Top

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Germination/Propagation Top

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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