Eragrostis mexicana (Hornem.) Link

First published in Hort. Berol. 1: 190 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. America to Argentina. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, California, Chile North, Colombia, Colorado, Costa Rica, Delaware, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Galápagos, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Nicaragua, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Panamá, Peru, South Carolina, Texas, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Washington

Introduced into:

Austria, Azores, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, New South Wales, Poland, Portugal, Queensland, South Australia, Spain, Switzerland, Western Australia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • 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.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D., Peterson, P.M. & Sánchez Vega, I. (2012). The genus Eragrostis (Poaceae : Chloridoideae) in northwestern South America (Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) : morphological and taxonomic studies: 1-195. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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.
  • Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and ajacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.
  • Verloove, F. & Sánchez Gullón, E. (2012). New records of interesting vascular plants (mainly xenophytes) in the Iberian Peninsula. II. Flora Mediterranea 22: 5-24.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • 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.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Verloove, F. & Sánchez Gullón, E. (2012). New records of interesting vascular plants (mainly xenophytes) in the Iberian Peninsula. II. Flora Mediterranea 22: 5-24.
  • Vladimirov, V., Aybeke, N. & Kit Tan (eds.) (2017). New floristic records in the Balkans: 32. Phytologia Balcanica 23: 119-146.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 18, 1999 Peru K001467255 Yes
Feb 17, 1994 Bolivia (La Paz) K001467301 Yes
Apr 29, 1992 Bolivia (La Paz) K001467299 Yes
Jul 16, 1985 Bolivia (La Paz) K001467296 Yes
Oct 23, 1983 Bolivia (Cochabamba) K001467280 Yes
Dec 27, 1973 Bolivia (Cochabamba) K001467277 Yes
Dec 25, 1973 Bolivia (Potosi) K001467306 Yes
Feb 16, 1966 Peru K001467261 Yes
May 6, 1955 Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.], United Kingdom K000643423 Yes
May 6, 1955 Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.], United Kingdom K000643422 Yes
Jul 1, 1903 Peru K001467264 Yes
Jul 1, 1903 Peru K001467270 Yes
Spruce, R. [6092], Ecuador K000201611 Yes
Riedel [s.n.], Brazil K000308824 isotype Yes
Kneucker, A. [759], Mexico K000308763 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [2767], México State K000465843 No
Hinton, G.B. [1639], México State K000465835 No
Hinton, G.B. [1639], México State K000465836 No
Hinton, G.B. [5114], México State K000465842 No
Hinton, G.B. [5153], México State K000465838 No
Hinton, G.B. [5019], México State K000465841 No
Hinton, G.B. [5153], México State K000465837 No
Spruce, R. [6092], Ecuador K000201612 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [2854], México State K000465840 No
Hinton, G.B. [2854], México State K000465839 No
Wood, J.R.I. [5128], Colombia K001467234 Yes
Colombia K001467235 Yes
Colombia K001467236 Yes
Colombia K001467237 Yes
Ecuador K001467238 Yes
Ecuador K001467239 Yes
Ecuador K001467240 Yes
Ecuador K001467241 Yes
Ecuador K001467242 Yes
Ecuador K001467243 Yes
Ecuador K001467244 Yes
Ecuador K001467245 Yes
Ecuador K001467246 Yes
Ecuador K001467247 Yes
Ecuador K001467248 Yes
Ecuador K001467249 Yes
Ecuador K001467250 Yes
Ecuador K001467251 Yes
Ecuador K001467252 Yes
Peru K001467253 Yes
Peru K001467254 Yes
Peru K001467256 Yes
Peru K001467257 Yes
Peru K001467258 Yes
Peru K001467259 Yes
Peru K001467260 Yes
Peru K001467262 Yes
Peru K001467263 Yes
Peru K001467265 Yes
Peru K001467266 Yes
Peru K001467267 Yes
Peru K001467268 Yes
Peru K001467269 Yes
Peru K001467271 Yes
Peru K001467272 Yes
Bolivia (Chuquisaca) K001467273 Yes
Bolivia (Chuquisaca) K001467274 Yes
Bolivia (Cochabamba) K001467275 Yes
Bolivia (Cochabamba) K001467276 Yes
Bolivia (Cochabamba) K001467278 Yes
Bolivia (Cochabamba) K001467279 Yes
Bolivia (Cochabamba) K001467281 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467282 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467283 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467284 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467285 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467286 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467287 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467288 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467289 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467290 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467291 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467292 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467293 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467294 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467295 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467297 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467298 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467300 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467302 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467303 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) K001467304 Yes
Bolivia (Potosi) K001467305 Yes
Bolivia (Santa Cruz) K001467307 Yes
Bolivia (Santa Cruz) K001467308 Yes
Bolivia (Santa Cruz) K001467309 Yes
Bolivia (Tarija) K001467310 Yes
Bolivia (Tarija) K001467311 Yes
Bolivia (Tarija) K001467312 Yes
Bolivia (Tarija) K001467313 Yes
Bolivia (Tarija) K001467314 Yes
Bolivia (Tarija) K001467315 Yes
Bolivia (Tarija) K001467316 Yes
Galapagos Is. K001467317 Yes
Galapagos Is. K001467318 Yes

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://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

    • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0