Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis micrantha Hack.

First published in Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 388 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Angola to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces

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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Smook, L. [4718] South Africa K003574251 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G. [1748] South Africa K003574226 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [2399] South Africa K003574270 Yes
Burtt-Davy, J. [17085] South Africa K003574229 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [18697] South Africa K003574243 Yes
Smook; Russell, G. [2182A] South Africa K003574245 Yes
Wilman, M. [3149] South Africa K003574255 Yes
Smook; Russell, G. [2182] South Africa K003574247 Yes
Morris, J.W. [1155] South Africa K003574222 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K003574265 Yes
Muller, D.B. [558] South Africa K003574242 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [5726] South Africa K003574266 Yes
Ferrar, E. [6288] South Africa K003574267 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K003574237 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G. [1743] South Africa K003574225 Yes
Smook; Russell, G. [2197] South Africa K003574244 Yes
[M. Paton] [s.n.] South Africa K003574262 Yes
Smook, L. [002732] South Africa K003574252 Yes
Davidse, G. [6782] South Africa K003574254 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [2446] South Africa K003574271 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [1843] South Africa K003574268 Yes
de Winter, B.; Leistner, O. [5553] Namibia K003574215 Yes
Goossens, A.P. [953] South Africa K003574236 Yes
Merxmuller, H.; Giess, W. [30273] Namibia K003574219 Yes
Cooper, A. [648] South Africa K003574274 Yes
Wilman, M. [1310] South Africa K003574260 Yes
Glen [1290] South Africa K003574241 Yes
Brueckner, A. [194] South Africa K003574256 Yes
Tinley, K.L. [1340] Namibia K003574220 Yes
Evan, P. [s.n.] South Africa K003574238 Yes
de Winter, B. [2983] Namibia K003574216 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [7412] South Africa K003574233 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [18697] South Africa K003574235 Yes
Smook; Russell, G. [2425] South Africa K003574253 Yes
Goossens, A.P. [514] South Africa K003574240 Yes
Burchell [1958] South Africa K003574275 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [2429] South Africa K003574269 Yes
Shantz, H.L. [201] South Africa K003574273 Yes
[Palon] [1294] South Africa K003574261 Yes
Davidse, G.; Loxton, A. [6047] South Africa K003574263 Yes
Smook, L. [2140] South Africa K003574246 Yes
Donaldson, C.H. [24] South Africa K003574257 Yes
Smook, L. [4653] South Africa K003574249 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [2427] South Africa K003574272 Yes
Brueckner, A. [194] South Africa K003574258 Yes
Smook, L.; Russell, G. [2495] South Africa K003574250 Yes
Bruckner, A. [188] South Africa K003574276 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [13494] South Africa K003574248 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [1098] South Africa K003574234 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [5728] South Africa K003574264 Yes
Morris; Engelbrecht [1194] South Africa K003574221 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [14004] South Africa K003574239 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G. [1743A] South Africa K003574230 Yes
[M. Henrisi] [1213] South Africa K003574232 Yes
Davidse, G.; Loxton, A. [6025] South Africa K003574223 Yes
Brueckner, A. [318] South Africa K003574259 Yes
Louw, W.J. [1292] South Africa K003574224 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [12557] South Africa K003574228 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [1286] South Africa K003574231 Yes
de Winter, B. [2983] Namibia K003574218 Yes
Burtt-Davy, J. [17174] South Africa K003574227 Yes
Roux, L. [348] Namibia K003574217 Yes
Burchell [1606] 27CPPOO Eragrostis burchellii K000365771 Type 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