A key to the North American genera of Stipeae (Poaceae, Pooideae) with descriptions and taxonomic names for species of Eriocoma, Neotrinia, Oloptum, and five new genera: Barkworthia, x Eriosella, Pseudoeriocoma, Ptilagrostiella, and Thorneochloa Author Peterson, Paul M. Department of Botany MRC- 166, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013 - 7012, USA peterson@si.edu Author Romaschenko, Konstantin Department of Botany MRC- 166, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013 - 7012, USA Author Soreng, Robert J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8358-4915 Department of Botany MRC- 166, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013 - 7012, USA Author Reyna, Jesus Valdes Departamento de Botanica, Universidad Autonoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo, C. P. 25315, Mexico text PhytoKeys 2019 2019-07-16 126 89 125 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.126.34096 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.126.34096 1314-2003-126-89 FFC2D06D486FF317CE32972BDE2BFF93 3348547 Barkworthia stillmanii (Bol.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng, comb. nov. Stipa stillmanii Bol., Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 4: 169. 1872 [Basionym] ≡ Achnatherum stillmanii (Bol.) Barkworth, Phytologia 74(1): 14. 1993 - Type: USA, California, Sierra Nevada, Blue Canon , Jul 1870, H.N. Bolander , M.D. Kellogg & co. s.n. (holotype: NY-00431576 [image!]; isotypes: GH-00017890 [image!], K-000873398 [image!], MO-3055652!, MO-3055653!, MO-3055654!, NDG-07159 [image!], US-556922!). Fig. 1A-F . Distribution and habitat. Barkworthia stillmanii is distributed in scattered locations in northern California (Butte, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, and Yuba Counties) associated with yellow pine and red fir forests; 10-1500 m ( Barkworth 2007 ; Calflora 2018 ). Comments . In a molecular-derived phylogeny of the Stipeae using 10 DNA markers Barkworthia stillmanii is sister to a well-supported Piptatherum clade, which is strictly Old World in distribution, and has cauducous awns, and dark glossy lemmas in fruit ( Romaschenko et al. 2012 ). Figure 1. Barkworthia stillmanii : A habit B ligule C panicle D glumes E floret F floret (close up). Eriocoma hymenoides : G culm and panicle H panicle branch I glumes J floret K lemma awn L floret base (callus).