Eriochloa contracta

Eriochloa contracta

Taxonavigation edit

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 edit

Eriochloa contracta Hitchc., 1928

Synonyms edit

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

Distribution edit

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 edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

  • 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 edit

Vernacular names edit

English: prairie cupgrass
suomi: preeriasilkkihirssi
中文: 扁野黍
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