Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis leptocarpa Benth.

First published in Fl. Austral. 7: 644 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Australia. It is an annual or 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:

Belgium, Great Britain, Switzerland

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.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • 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 24, 1981 Giles [s.n.] Australia K000643480 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Birch [s.n.] Australia K000643483 Syntype Yes
Gooch [441] Australia K003984198 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10043] Australia K003984242 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9297] Australia K003984223 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [s.n.] Australia K003984239 Yes
Hawthorn, H.C. [s.n.] Australia K003984237 Yes
Collier, C.H. [K188] Australia K003984260 Yes
Blake, S.T. [12195] Australia K003984235 Yes
Patton, R.T. [13] Australia K003984217 Yes
Binning, T. [K91] Australia K003984201 Yes
Allan, K.M. [585] Australia K003984208 Yes
Hutchinson, G.D. [s.n.] Australia K003984220 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10691] Australia K003984243 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7216] Australia K003984249 Yes
Birch [s.n.] Australia K000643482 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Soreng, R.J.; Rosenberg, G. [14343] Australia K003984206 Yes
Lazarides, M. [4399] Australia K003984224 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6261A] Australia K003984226 Yes
White, C.T. [s.n.] Australia K003984238 Yes
Corbett, P. [9190] Australia K003984261 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003560876 No
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7520] Australia K003984247 Yes
White, S.A. [s.n.] Australia K003984252 Yes
Basedow, H. [s.n.] Australia K003984207 Yes
Speck, N.H. [630] Australia K003984205 Yes
Helms, R. [s.n.] Australia K003984256 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6328] Australia K003984221 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [s.n.] Australia K003984218 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8123] Australia K003984231 Yes
White, C.T. [3463] Australia K003984229 Yes
Basedow, H. [286] Australia K003984214 Yes
Blake, S.T. [12015] Australia K003984228 Yes
Andrews (Mr.) [112] Australia K003984253 Yes
Speck, N.H. [941] Australia K003984210 Yes
Perry, R.A. [3312] Australia K003984215 Yes
Muller, A.W. [K181] Australia K003984259 Yes
Speck, N.H. [630] Australia K003984209 Yes
Perry, R.A. [3398] Australia K003984216 Yes
Meadly, G.R.W. [M64] Australia K003984204 Yes
[N. T. Burdge] [284] Australia K003984211 Yes
Wade, C. [5] Australia K003984254 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11034] Australia K003984236 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5585] Australia K003984234 Yes
{Dalton, James, senior} [K112] Australia K003984203 Yes
Koch, M. [s.n.] Australia K003984255 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6647] Australia K003984244 Yes
Wise, F.S. [K110] Australia K003984200 Yes
Jackson, J.W. [s.n.] Australia K003984258 Yes
s.coll. [K97] Australia K003984199 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8419] Australia K003984240 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11877] Australia K003984219 Yes
Giles [s.n.] Australia K000643481 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Soreng, R.J.; Rosenberg, G. [14359] Australia K003984197 Yes
Gardner, C.A. [3010] Australia K003984202 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10323] Australia K003984241 Yes
Corbett, P. [9192] Australia K003984262 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11847] Australia K003984227 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6179] Australia K003984246 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10071] Australia K003984222 Yes
Winders, C.W. [7419] Australia K003984248 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8827] Australia K003984232 Yes
Greuter, W. [s.n.] Australia K003984263 Yes
Blake, S.T. [12318] Australia K003984245 Yes
[Thysemgra Pastoral. Cpy] [s.n.] Australia K003984250 Yes
Copley, B. [2203] Australia K003984257 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10097] Australia K003984251 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7192] Australia K003984225 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11985] Australia K003984230 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8744] Australia K003984233 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