Eragrostis ferruginea

Eragrostis ferruginea

Eragrostis ferruginea

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 ferruginea

Name

Eragrostis ferruginea (Thunb.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 71 (1812)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Poa ferruginea Thunb. in Fl. Jap.: 50 (1784)
• Heterotypic
  • Eragrostis ferruginea var. fujianensis N.X.Zhao & X.T.Ma in Acta Bot. Yunnan. 16: 24 (1994)
  • Eragrostis ferruginea f. viridis Honda in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 51: 95 (1937)
  • Eragrostis mairei Hack. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 523 (1910)
  • Eragrostis mairei var. eglandis B.S.Sun & S.Wang in Acta Bot. Yunnan. 11: 307 (1989)
  • Eragrostis orientalis Trin. in A.A.von Bunge, Enum. Pl. China Bor.: 71 (1833)
  • Eragrostis pogonia Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 267 (1854)
  • Poa barbata Thunb. in Fl. Jap.: 50 (1784)
  • Poa orientalis (Trin.) Franch. in Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 24: 270 (1884)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast Regional: Indian subcomtinent East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet Regional:Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Taiwan Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Indo-China Laos, Vietnam Regional: Southestern Asia Myanmar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie; ou Nouveaux Genres des Graminées; Avec Figures Représentant les Caractéres de tous le Genres. lxxiv + 182+ 16 pp. + xxv pl., Imprimerie de Fain. BHL Reference page.  71

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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Eragrostis ferruginea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Eragrostis ferruginea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Eragrostis ferruginea. Published online. Accessed: September 26 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eragrostis ferruginea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• 日本語: カゼクサ
• 한국어: 그령
• 中文: 知風草, 知风草, 梅氏画眉草, 阴阳枫

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