Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis reptans (Michx.) Nees

First published in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 514 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & SE. U.S.A. to E. Mexico. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia

Introduced into:

Germany

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Swallen, J.R. [10158] United States K002947593 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002947583 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [s.n.] United States K002947586 Yes
Toepffer, A. [925] K002948863 Yes
Frank, B. [s.n.] United States K002947588 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [213] United States K002947577 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K002947539 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] K001790192 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K001790191 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001790190 Yes
Riddell, J.L. [s.n.] United States K002947591 Yes
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000907515 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond; Oleernd, N. [308] United States K002947592 Yes
Short, C.W.; M.D. [s.n.] United States K002947585 Yes
s.coll. [1949-559] K002947582 Yes
Gentry, H.S. [4168] United States K002948866 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11241] Mexico K002948862 Yes
Drummond [320] United States K002947579 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [10005] United States K002947572 Yes
Chealley, G. [s.n.] United States K002947575 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Valdés-Reyna, J. [08375] Mexico K002948865 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [214] United States K002947576 Yes
Lloyd, C.G. [s.n.] United States K002947595 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K002947596 Yes
Wiggins, I.L. [15511] Mexico K002948864 Yes
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000907514 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sartwell [s.n.] K002947587 Yes
s.coll. [2325] K002947581 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11269a] United States K002947589 Yes
Rogers, C.M.; Webster, G.L. [6771] United States K002947590 Yes
Holton, L.F. [102] United States K002947580 Yes
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000907512 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heller, A.A. [s.n.] United States K002947578 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [1789] United States K002947574 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11269b] United States K002947594 Yes
Drummond, T. [320] United States K000907513 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond [308] United States K002947584 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0