Eragrostis virescens

Eragrostis virescens

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 virescens

Name

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

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Eragrostis mexicana subsp. virescens (J.Presl) S.D.Koch & Sánchez Vega in Phytologia 58: 380 (1985)
  • Poa virescens (J.Presl) Kunth in Enum. Pl. 1: 329 (1833)
• Heterotypic
  • Eragrostis chilensis (Moris) Nees in Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 464 (1843)
  • Eragrostis cordobensis Jedwabn. in Bot. Arch. 5: 208 (1924)
  • Eragrostis delicatula Trin. in Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 1: 70 (1836)
  • Eragrostis leptantha Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1: 405 (1830)
  • Eragrostis pilosa var. delicatula (Trin.) Hack. in Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires, ser. 3, 4: 133 (1904)
  • Eragrostis rahmeri Phil. in Anales Mus. Nac. Santiago de Chile 8: 88 (1891)
  • Eragrostis scabra Phil. in Fl. Atacam.: 55 (1860)
  • Poa chilensis Moris in Ann. Storia Nat. 4: 60 (1830)
  • Poa leptantha (Trin.) Kunth in Enum. Pl. 1: 339 (1833)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Utah Regional: Western USA California, Oregon, Washington Regional: Eastern USA Maine Regional: Canada British Columbia Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest Introduced into: Austria, Belgium, Cape Provinces, Czechia-Slovakia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, France, Free State, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Myanmar, Namibia, New Caledonia, Northern Provinces, Ontario, Palestine, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Vanuatu References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Presl, J.S. in C.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 virescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Eragrostis virescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Eragrostis virescens. Published online. Accessed: September 30 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• español: gramilla de huerta
• svenska: Argentinskt kärleksgräs

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