Eragrostis capillaris

Eragrostis capillaris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Eragrostideae
Subtribus: Eragrostidinae
Genus: Eragrostis
Species: Eragrostis capillaris

Name

Eragrostis capillaris (L.) Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 505 (1829)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Eragrostis pilosa var. capillaris (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 351 (1898)
  • Poa capillaris L. in Sp. Pl.: 68 (1753)
• Heterotypic
  • Aira capillacea Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 177 (1791)
  • Eragrostis lugens Rupr. ex Galeotti in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 9(2): 380 (1842), not validly publ.
  • Poa rubra Willd. ex Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 340 (1824), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern Americal Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast Regional: Canada Ontario, Québec Introduced into: California, Great Britain, Italy References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in C. F. P. von Martius et al., 1829. Flora Brasiliensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum 2(1):505.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Eragrostis capillaris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 25. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Eragrostis capillaris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Eragrostis capillaris. Published online. Accessed: September 25 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eragrostis capillaris in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Lace grass, tufted lovegrass, hairy lovegrass

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