Eriochloa sericea

Eriochloa sericea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Melinidinae
Genus: Eriochloa
Species: Eriochloa sericea

Name

Eriochloa sericea (Scheele) Munro ex Vasey, 1892

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Panicum sericatum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 58 (1853)
  • Paspalum sericeum Scheele, Linnaea 22: 341 (1849)
• Heterotypic
  • Helopus junceus Müll.Hal., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 19: 314 (1861)
  • Paspalum racemosum Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 145 (1835), nom. illeg.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Munro, W., 1892. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 21

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.
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Eriochloa sericea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Eriochloa sericea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Eriochloa sericea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Eriochloa sericea. Published online. Accessed: October 26 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eriochloa sericea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

English: Texas cupgrass

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