Taxon:  Schismus arabicus Nees



Summary
Genus:
Schismus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Danthonioideae
Tribe:
Danthonieae
Nomen number:
70688
Place of publication:
Fl. Afr. austral. ill. 422.  1841
Verified:
04/30/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)
Spikelets and/or florets

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
  3. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  5. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  6. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  7. Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
  8. Linder, H. P. et al. 2010. A generic classification of the Danthonioideae (Poaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 97:353.
  9. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
  10. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  11. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  12. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  13. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:198-199.
  14. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  15. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  16. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
  17. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  18. Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
  19. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishArabian grass  1Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
EnglishArabian schismus  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiquw.Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia w. 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationKalmykija, Respublika Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:198-199.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece s.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia   
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States s.w.Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia (w.)
  • CHINA: China [Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu (w.)]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation [Kalmykija, Respublika]
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece (s.)
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Northern America
  • REGION: United States (s.w.)

Reference(s)
  1. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
  2. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  4. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  5. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
  6. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  7. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  8. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  9. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:198-199.
  10. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  11. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  12. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
  13. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  14. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
Animal foodforage Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70688. Accessed 15 April 2026.