Eragrostis reptans

Eragrostis reptans

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 reptans

Name

Eragrostis reptans (Michx.) Nees in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 514 (1829)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Eragrostis weigeltiana Bush in Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 13: 180 (1903), nom. superfl.
  • Megastachya reptans (Michx.) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 74 (1812)
  • Neeragrostis reptans (Michx.) Nicora in Revista Argent. Agron. 29: 5 (1963)
  • Neeragrostis weigeltiana Bush in Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 13: 178 (1903), nom. superfl.
  • Poa reptans Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 69 (1803)
• Heterotypic
  • Eragrostis capitata (Nutt.) Nash in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 1042 (1901)
  • Megastachya breviflora E.Fourn. in Mexic. Pl. 2: 119 (1886)
  • Megastachya corymbifera E.Fourn. in Mexic. Pl. 2: 119 (1886)
  • Megastachya fasciculata E.Fourn. in Mexic. Pl. 2: 120 (1886)
  • Poa capitata Nutt. in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 146 (1835)
  • Poa dioeca Vent. ex Kunth in Enum. Pl. 1: 336 (1833), pro syn.
  • Poa weigeltiana Rchb. ex Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1: 410 (1830), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi Regional: Western Central USA New Mexico, Texas Regional: Southeastern Central USA Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia 'Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast Introduced into: Germany 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):514.

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 reptans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Eragrostis reptans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Eragrostis reptans. Published online. Accessed: September 29 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eragrostis reptans in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Creeping Lovegrass

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