Eragrostis falcata (Gaudich.) Steud.
First published in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2: 1: 563 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Australia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Introduced into:
Hawaii, Switzerland
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Poa falcata Gaudich. in Voy. Uranie: 408 (1829)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Eragrostis trichophylla Benth. in Fl. Austral. 7: 644 (1878)
- Eragrostis virescens var. trichophylla (Benth.) Hack. in Anales Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Buenos Aires 21: 138 (1911)
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.
- Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 1981 | Giles [s.n.], Australia | K000643553 | holotype | Yes | |
| Jul 31, 1981 | [Gaudichaud] [s.n.], Australia | K000643554 | isotype | Yes |
Sources
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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.
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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
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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