Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis polytricha Nees

First published in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 507 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Florida, Texas to S. Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Florida, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • 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.
  • Escobar, I. & al. (2011). Revisión taxonómica del género Eragrostis Wolf en Chile, basada en análisis estadísticos multivariados. Gayana. Botánica 68: 49-85.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • 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.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • 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.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2014 Widgren, J.F. [s.n.] Brazil K000983615 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Mimura, I. [97] Brazil K000983637 Yes
Dec 1, 2013 Eiten, G.; Sendulsky, T. [2876] Brazil K000983636 Yes
Dec 1, 2013 Dombrowski, L.T.; Saito, Y. [1403] Brazil K000983646 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Smith, L.B.; Reitz, R. [12465] Brazil K000983639 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Fendler, A. [1700] Venezuela K001467210 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Riedel [727] Brazil K000983626 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Skvortzov, B. [301] Brazil K000983632 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Skvcrtzov, B. [327] Brazil K000983631 Yes
Sep 1, 1973 Glaziou [17378] Brazil K000983621 Yes
Sep 1, 1973 Glaziou, A. [22528] Brazil K000983619 Yes
Sep 1, 1973 Burchell, W.J. [3933] Brazil K000983617 Yes
Sep 1, 1973 Glaziou [22329] Brazil K000983618 Yes
Sep 1, 1973 Glaziou [22580] Brazil K000983620 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [9260] Brazil K000983623 Yes
Sep 1, 1943 Burchell, W.J. [4218-2] Brazil K001059055 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4227] Brazil K000983645 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C. [11514] Argentina K002949614 Yes
Balansa, B. [2971] Paraguay K002949247 Yes
Rosengurtt, B. [B-5885] Paraguay K002949250 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G. [15043] Brazil K000983644 Yes
Rosengurtt, B. [B 3775] Uruguay K002949621 Yes
Ryves, T.B.; Clement, E.J. [96CE/082] Chile K002949618 Yes
Mexia, Y.E.J. [5543] Brazil K000983642 Yes
Dombrowski, L.T.; Kuniyoshi, Y.S. [1945] Brazil K000983629 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4896] Brazil K000983616 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C. [11504] Argentina K002949615 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [7698] Paraguay K002949246 Yes
Woolston, A.L. [27] Paraguay K002949253 Yes
Longhi-Wagner, H.M. [3613] Brazil K000983647 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A. [16617] Brazil K000001352 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [21794] Brazil K000983627 Yes
Castellanos, A. [24406] Brazil K000983643 Yes
s.coll. [5041] Uruguay K002949620 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [5305] Brazil K001059145 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.; Morrone, O. [10089] Argentina K002949616 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4428] Brazil K000983641 Yes
Hoehne, W. [12883] Brazil K000983638 Yes
Montes, J.E. [1887] Belize K002949613 Yes
Ryves, T.B.; Clement, E.J. [96CE/082] Chile K002949617 Yes
Dombrowski, L.T.D [6732] Brazil K000983648 Yes
E. [L]iguez [71] Chile K002949619 Yes
Balansa, B. [248] Paraguay K002949252 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4368] Brazil K000983625 Yes
Barbosa, J.; Usteri, A. [699] Brazil K000983634 Yes
Dombrowski, L.T.; Saito, Y. [1417] Brazil K001054715 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4511] Brazil K000983614 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4505] Brazil K000983635 Yes
Rosengurtt, B.; Del Puerto, O.; Brescia [9608] Brazil K000983640 Yes
Skvortzov, B. [76B] Brazil K000983630 Yes
Balansa, B. [4343] Paraguay K002949242 Yes
Hassler, E. [8422] Paraguay K002949248 Yes
Rosengurtt, B. [B-5786] Paraguay K002949241 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Soderstrom, T.R. [7306] Brazil K000983628 Yes
Lourteig, A. [1897] Paraguay K002949244 Yes
Eiten, G. [1623] Brazil K000983633 Yes
Woolston, A.L. [642] Paraguay K002949251 Yes
Balansa, B. [240] Paraguay K002949243 Yes
Glaziou [17948] Brazil K000983624 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G. [45916] Brazil K000983649 Yes
Hassler, E. [8368] Paraguay K002949249 Yes
Fiebrig, K. [5372] Paraguay K002949245 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Soderstrom, T.R. [7579] Brazil K000983622 Yes
Fendler, A. [1700], Venezuela K001467210 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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