Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Steud.

First published in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 564 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Canada to NE. Mexico. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • 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.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States K002947967 Yes
s.coll. [54] United States K002947999 Yes
Moser [s.n.] United States K002948010 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3501] United States K002947969 Yes
Tracy, S.M. [7385] United States K002948020 Yes
Healley, G.C. [s.n.] United States K002948017 Yes
s.coll. [3501] United States K002948023 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11049] United States K002948015 Yes
Blake, S.F. [9720] United States K002947984 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002948022 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1356] United States K002948025 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002948008 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [2033] United States K002948007 Yes
Kearney, T.H. Jr. [209] United States K002947989 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002948016 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K002948867 Yes
McDonald, J. [s.n.] United States K002947977 Yes
Harvey, L.H. [7856] United States K002948021 Yes
[J.M.G] [s.n.] United States K002947979 Yes
Chase, A. [s.n.] United States K002947966 Yes
[ne A. Curtis]; [N. C.] [s.n.] United States K002948004 Yes
Moldenke, H. [1370] United States K002947996 Yes
[Lohsmith] [s.n.] United States K002948026 Yes
Hermann, F.J. [s.n.] United States K002947988 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5792] United States K002947971 Yes
[ND] [s.n.] United States K002948011 Yes
Carver, G.W. [309] United States K002947981 Yes
Geyer, A. [s.n.] United States K002947973 Yes
Bush, B.F. [398A] United States K002947995 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [s.n.] United States K002948013 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002948024 Yes
Ovrebo, R.T.; Sladewski, C.M. [W1158] United States K002947992 Yes
[M]. Sprague [s.n.] United States K002947986 Yes
Bush, B.F. [598] United States K002947991 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002947968 Yes
Moldenke, H. [10202] United States K002948000 Yes
Aiken, S.G.; Darbyshire, S.J. [1707] Canada K002947965 Yes
Chase, V. [s.n.] United States K002947974 Yes
[Rs] [s.n.] United States K002948001 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002947970 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002947997 Yes
Pursh, F.T. [s.n.] United States K000907530 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kriebel, R.M. [5207] United States K002947980 Yes
Morris, E.L. [a134] United States K002948005 Yes
b. Frank [s.n.] United States K002947990 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [1859] United States K002948006 Yes
Chase, V.H.; Elliott, L.P. [8546] United States K002947978 Yes
Chase, A.; Kneucker, A. [s.n.] United States K002947975 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] United States K002948027 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [10555] United States K002948018 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002947993 Yes
Lawrence; [Irwin Ungar] [1027] United States K002947982 Yes
Bell, C.R. [10720] United States K002948014 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8877] United States K002947983 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002947987 Yes
Sartwell [s.n.] United States K002948009 Yes
[S. B. O.] [s.n.] United States K002948012 Yes
Geyer, Ch. A. [s.n.] United States K002947976 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Weakley, A.S.; LeBlond, R.J. [14240] United States K002948003 Yes
Bush, B.F. [13825] United States K002947994 Yes
J. R. [illegible] [s.n.] United States K002947985 Yes
Combs, R. [286] United Arab Emirates K002947972 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11038] United States K002948019 Yes
[Torrey] [s.n.] United States K002947998 Yes
Boynton, C. [s.n.] United States K002948002 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