Eragrostis swallenii

Eragrostis swallenii

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 swallenii

Name

Eragrostis swallenii Hitchc., J. Washington Acad. Sci. 23: 451 (1933)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Regional: Southern Central USAo Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hitchcock, A.S., 1933. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 23: 451

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 swallenii 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 swallenii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Eragrostis swallenii. Published online. Accessed: September 29 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Swallen's lovegrass

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