Eragrostis secundiflora

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 secundiflora

Name

Eragrostis secundiflora J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 276 (1830)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Poa secundiflora (J.Presl) Kunth in Enum. Pl. 1: 342 (1833)
Heterotypic
- Eragrostis beyrichii J.G.Sm. in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 6: 117 (1895)
- Eragrostis compacta Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 275 (1854)
- Eragrostis interrupta Trel., Branner & Coville in Rep. (Annual) Arkansas Geol. Surv. 1: 237 (1888 publ.1891), nom. illeg.
- Eragrostis oxylepis (Torr.) Torr. in Pacif. Railr. Rep. Whipple, Bot. 4(5; 4): 156 (1857)
- Eragrostis oxylepis var. beyrichii (J.G.Sm.) Shinners in Field & Lab. 20: 34 (1952)
- Eragrostis secundiflora var. capitata (E.Fourn.) Beetle in Phytologia 54: 1 (1983)
- Eragrostis secundiflora subsp. oxylepis (Torr.) S.D.Koch in Rhodora 80: 397 (1978)
- Eragrostis squarrosa E.Fourn. in Mexic. Pl. 2: 118 (1886), pro syn.
- Eragrostis vahlii var. sejuncta Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 155 (1878)
- Eragrostis vahlii var. subfasciculata Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 155 (1878)
- Eragrostis verae-crucis Rupr. ex Galeotti in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 9(2): 380 (1842), nom. nud.
- Eragrostis yucatana L.H.Harv. in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 81: 406 (1954)
- Megastachya oxylepis (Torr.) E.Fourn. in Mexic. Pl. 2: 118 (1886)
- Megastachya oxylepis var. capitata E.Fourn. in Mexic. Pl. 2: 118 (1886)
- Poa compacta Salzm. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 359 (1841), pro syn.
- Poa interrupta Nutt. in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 146 (1835), nom. illeg.
- Poa oxylepis Torr. in R.B.Marcy, Explor. Red River Louisiana: 301 (1853)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Southeastern USA
  - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- Regional: Southern Central USA
  - Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Peru
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela
- Introduced into:
  - California

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Presl, J.S. in K. B. Presl, 1830. Reliquiae Haenkeanae 1:276.

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 secundiflora 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 secundiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 September 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Eragrostis secundiflora. Published online. Accessed: September 29 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eragrostis secundiflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page.
Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

Vernacular names

English: red lovegrass
español: Zacate Rojo