Eragrostis sessilispica

Eragrostis sessilispica

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 sessilispica

Name

Eragrostis sessilispica Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1: 406 (1830)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acamptoclados sessilispicus (Buckley) Nash in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 140 (1903)
• Heterotypic
  • Diplachne rigida Vasey in Bull. Div. Bot. U.S.D.A. 12(2): t. 44 (1891)
  • Eragrostis rigida Scribn. in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 43: 304 (1891)
  • Leptochloa rigida Munro ex Vasey in Bull. Div. Bot. U.S.D.A. 12(2): t. 44 (1891), pro syn.
  • Rabdochloa rigida (Vasey) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 788 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Trinius, C.B. v., 1830. Mémoires de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg. Sixième Série. Sciences Mathématiques, Physiques et Naturelles 1: 406

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. 
• Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O., Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C.F.S. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur (Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107(1): i–xcvi, 1–983; 107(2): i–xx, 985–2286; 107(3): i–xxi, 2287–3348. ISBN 978-1-930723-70-2 ResearchGate (Vol. 2, Asteraceae); ResearchGate (Vol. 2, pp. 1581–1627, Bignoniaceae) . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Eragrostis sessilispica 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 sessilispica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Eragrostis sessilispica. Published online. Accessed: September 29 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: tumble lovegrass

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