Eragrostis lugens

Eragrostis lugens

Eragrostis lugens

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 lugens

Name

Eragrostis lugens Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 507 (1829)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Eragrostis pilosa var. lugens (Nees) Griseb. in Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 290 (1879)
  • Poa lugens (Nees) Kunth in Enum. Pl. 1: 331 (1833)
• Heterotypic
  • Eragrostis flaccida Lindm. in Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 34(5): 17 (1900)
  • Eragrostis lugens var. flaccida (Lindm.) Hack. in Anales Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Buenos Aires 21: 134 (1911)
  • Eragrostis lugens subsp. flaccida (Lindm.) Hack. in Anales Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Buenos Aires 21: 134 (1911)
  • Eragrostis lugens var. glabrata Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 141 (1878)
  • Eragrostis lugens var. glabrescens Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 140 (1878)
  • Eragrostis lugens f. pallida Hack. in Anales Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Buenos Aires 21: 134 (1911)
  • Eragrostis pilosa var. lugens Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 352 (1898), nom. illeg.

Homonyms

• Eragrostis lugens Rupr. ex Galeotti in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 9(2): 380 (1842), not validly publ. vide Eragrostis capillaris (L.) Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 505 (1829)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina Regional: Southern Central USA Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental:Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Westhern South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Central America El Salvador, Guatemala Introduced into: Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Eragrostis lugens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Eragrostis lugens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Eragrostis lugens. Published online. Accessed: September 27 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eragrostis lugens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• español: pasto ilusión, paja voladora

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