Eriochloa contracta

Eriochloa contracta

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 contracta

Name

Eriochloa contracta Hitchc., 1928

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Helopus mollis Müll.Hal., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 19: 314 (1861)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia Regional: Southwestern USA California Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: District of Columbia, Japan, Ontario References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hitchcock, A.S., 1928. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 41:163.

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.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Eriochloa contracta 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 contracta. 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 contracta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Eriochloa contracta. Published online. Accessed: October 26 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eriochloa contracta in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

English: prairie cupgrass
suomi: preeriasilkkihirssi
中文: 扁野黍

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