Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis rufescens Schult.

First published in Mant. 2: 319 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Paraguay. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Venezuela

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.
  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • 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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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?
May 1, 1998 Nascimento, M.S.B.; Renvoize, S.A. [1382] Brazil K001075404 Yes
May 1, 1998 Nascimento, M.S.B.; Renvoize, S.A. [1303] Brazil K001075405 Yes
May 1, 1998 Nascimento, M.S.B.; Renvoize, S.A. [1344] Brazil K001075408 Yes
May 1, 1998 Bona Nascimento, M.S.; Renvoize, S.A. [1239] Brazil K001075402 Yes
May 1, 1998 Nascimento, M.S.B.; Renvoize, S.A. [1325] Brazil K001075406 Yes
Apr 1, 1998 Nascimento, M.S.B.; Renvoize, S.A. [1209] Brazil K001075407 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Secco, R.S.; Sperling, C.; Condon, M.; Mesquita, A.; Gilberto, B.; Marinho, L. [212] Brazil K001075399 Yes
Jun 5, 1984 Philcox, D.; Fereira, A. [4618] Brazil K001075413 Yes
Jun 5, 1984 Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S. [6142] Brazil K001075450 Yes
Jun 5, 1984 Glaziou, A. [20118] Brazil K001075424 Yes
Jun 5, 1984 Mexia, Y. [5852] Brazil K001075440 Yes
Jun 5, 1984 Glaziou, A. [17435] Brazil K001075417 Yes
Jun 1, 1984 Assis, J.S.; Sarmento, A.C. [387] Brazil K001075401 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Spruce [1988] Brazil K001075427 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A. [3918] Brazil K001075412 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 [Appune, C.] [1636] Venezuela K001467353 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Hoehne, W. [s.n.] Brazil K001075432 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Spruce, R. [1988] Brazil K001075428 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Woolcott, D.B.; Coelho, D.F.; Monteiro, O.P.; Ramos, J.F. [15283] Brazil K001075397 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Riedel [1140] Brazil K000308806 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Mori, S.; Silva, L.A.M.; Santos, R.S. [10483 a] Brazil K001075403 Yes
Salzmann [s.n.] Brazil K000308805 Type Yes
Dias-Melo, R.; Forzza, R.C.; Silva, B.R. [281] Brazil K002949330 No
Burchell [6959] Brazil K001075422 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4954] Brazil K001075447 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S.; Miotto, S.T.S. [7788] Brazil K001075400 Yes
Hoehne, W. [s.n.] Brazil K001075445 Yes
Skvortzov, B. [282] Brazil K001075434 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21502] Brazil K002949333 No
Giulietti, A.M.; Semir, J.; Menezes, N.L.; Rossi, L.; Cordeiro, I. [SPF 18671] Brazil K002949331 No
Pinto, G.C.P. [303/81] Brazil K002949322 No
Oliveira, F.C.A.; Fonseca, M.L.; Nunes, G.; Silva, M.A. [599] Brazil K001075398 Yes
Ratter, J.R.; Ramos, J. [207] Brazil K001075409 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4971] Brazil K001075446 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Souza, F.B.; Harley, R.; Linington, S.; Baker, R. [5928] Brazil K002949338 No
Clayton, W.D. [4941] Brazil K001075448 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; De Carvalho, A.M.D.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21637] Brazil K002949332 No
Lankester, C.H. [s.n.] Brazil K001075423 Yes
Mauritius [s.n.] Brazil K001075425 Yes
Maguire, B.; Fanshawe, D.B. [23049] Guyana K002949319 No
Salzmann [s.n.] Brazil K000308804 Type Yes
Burchell [8714/2] Brazil K001075418 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A. [17299] Brazil K002949325 No
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Brighton, C.A. [16942] Brazil K002949342 No
Irwin, H.S.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Fonseca, S.F. [24940] Brazil K001075443 Yes
Mattos Silva, L.A.; H. da S. Brito [891] Brazil K002949335 No
Monteiro S., L. [200] Brazil K001075437 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4819] Brazil K001075442 Yes
Burchell [8867] Brazil K001075420 Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [7218] Brazil K001075436 Yes
Mexia, Y. [5654] Brazil K001075439 Yes
Bongard [s.n.] Brazil K001075415 Yes
Skvortzov, B. [324] Brazil K001075433 Yes
Burchell [5281] Brazil K001075429 Yes
Hage, J.L.; T. S. dos Santos; Barreto, L.A.S. [1737] Brazil K002949323 No
Clayton, W.D. [4835] Brazil K001075449 Yes
Mori, S.A.; Mattos Silva, L.A.; Kallunki, J.A.; T. S. dos Santos [9983] Brazil K002949341 No
G.; Hatschbach, M. [55178] Brazil K002949337 No
Mexia, Y. [5544] Brazil K001075438 Yes
Skvortzov, B. [98] Brazil K001075441 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Maxwell, H.; Wasshausen, D.C. [19301] Brazil K001075444 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A. [17204] Brazil K002949328 No
Burchell [8534] Brazil K001075419 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Hatschbach, M.; Guimarães, D. [55178] Brazil K002949326 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001075414 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; DeCarvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21316] Brazil K002949334 No
Noblick, L.R.; Lemos, D. [3597] Brazil K002949336 No
Gardner [2338] Brazil K001075416 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4836] Brazil K001075451 Yes
Hage, J.L.; Mattos Silva, L.A.; Hage, J.L. [242] Brazil K002949329 No
Skvortzov, B. [325] Brazil K001075435 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Souza, R.; Castro, R. [10911] Brazil K001075411 Yes
Martius [s.n.] K001075426 Yes
Burchell [6842] Brazil K001075421 Yes
Mori, S. [13438] Brazil K002949339 No
Baldwin, J.T., Jr. [3526] Brazil K001075431 Yes
Bommer, D.F.R. [53] Brazil K001075410 Yes
Burchell [5413-2] Brazil K001075430 Yes
Calderon, C.E.; Santos, T.S.; de Oliveira, L.B. [2417] Brazil K002949320 No
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [16677] Brazil K002949324 No
Calderon, C.E.; Santos, T.S.; L. B. de Oliveira [2416] Brazil K002949321 No
Mori, S.A.; Mattos Silva, L.A.; Kallunki, J.A.; T. S. dos Santos [10008] Brazil K002949340 No
[Appune, C.] [1636], Venezuela K001467353 Yes

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    • 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

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