Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis microcarpa Vickery

First published in Contr. New South Wales Natl. Herb. 1: 339 (1951)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Australia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland

Introduced into:

Great Britain

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.
  • 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?
Boorman, J.L. [K270] Australia K003983911 Yes
Everist, S.L. [3109] Australia K003983891 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6256] Australia K003983890 Yes
Simmons, R. [K269] Australia K003983902 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10607] Australia K003983898 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10251] Australia K003983907 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6256] Australia K003983908 Yes
Blake, S.T.; Bettridge, W.S. [402] Australia K003983892 Yes
Mullen, A.W. [56] Australia K003983910 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11603] Australia K003983889 Yes
Little [K273] Australia K003983912 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [7803] Australia K003983895 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6733] Australia K003983899 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5463A] Australia K003983901 Yes
Miller, C.H. [574] Australia K003983909 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10251] Australia K003983905 Yes
Shield, A.K. [[A]] Australia K003983893 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11193] Australia K003983900 Yes
Henderson, D.L.W. [389] Australia K003983914 Yes
White, C.T. [[100BXZ]] Australia K003983896 Yes
Everist, S.L. [2867] Australia K003983903 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11025] Australia K003983906 Yes
Newcomen [K271] Australia K003983913 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10607] Australia K003983897 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