Eragrostis spectabilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 564 (1840).

Replaced synonym
- Poa amabilis Walter, Fl. Carol.: 79 (1788), nom. illeg.
Basionym
- Poa spectabilis Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 81 (1813).
Homotypic
- Megastachya spectabilis (Pursh) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 589 (1817).
- Poa hirsuta var. spectabilis (Pursh) Torr., Fl. N. Middle United States 1: 114 (1823).
- Eragrostis pectinacea var. spectabilis (Pursh) A.Gray, Manual, ed. 2: 565 (1856).
Heterotypic
- Poa villosa Beyr. ex Schrad., Linnaea 12: 451 (1838), pro syn.
- Eragrostis velutina Schrad., Linnaea 12: 451 (1838).
- Poa pectinacea Geyer ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 272 (1854), pro syn.
- Eragrostis geyeri Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 272 (1854).
- Erochloe spectabilis Raf. ex B.D.Jacks., Index Kew. 1: 886 (1893), pro syn.
- Eragrostis spectabilis var. sparsihirsuta Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 10: 306 (1927).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Manitoba.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Ontario, Québec.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Northeast.

Steudel, E. 1840–1841. Nomenclator botanicus. Seu: synonymia plantarum universalis, enumerans ordine alphabetico nomina atque synonyma, tum generica tum specifica, et a Linnaeo et a recentioribus de re botanica scriptoribus plantis phanerogamis imposita. Editio secunda ex nova elaborata et aucta. Pars II: Lit. L–Z. 810 pp. Typis et sumptibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgartiae [Stuttgart] et Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page.

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.

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