Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis planiculmis Nees

First published in Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 391 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Austria, France, Great Britain

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.
  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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

  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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?
Jul 27, 1953 Wood, J.M. [5992] South Africa K000365795 Type Yes
Jul 27, 1953 Burchell [7521] South Africa K000365798 Lectotype Yes
Jul 27, 1953 unknown [315] South Africa K000365797 Type Yes
Richardson, A.J. [s.n.] South Africa K003573634 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [11800] South Africa K003573612 Yes
Devenish, N.J. [830] South Africa K003573610 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [N284] South Africa K003573617 Yes
Myre, M.; de Carvalho, M.F. [1336] Mozambique K003570197 Yes
Ellis, R.P. [478] South Africa K003573599 Yes
Buchanan [209] Lesotho K000365792 Type Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [33206] South Africa K003573597 Yes
Devenish, N.J. [973] South Africa K003573611 Yes
Dieterlen [317] Lesotho K003573648 Yes
Smook, L. [1652] South Africa K003573614 Yes
Dony, J.G.; Dony, C.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003560965 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [17921] South Africa K003573640 Yes
Burrt Davy, J. [1452] South Africa K003573603 Yes
Wilman, M. [s.n.] South Africa K003573625 Yes
Evans, I.B.P. [608] South Africa K003573606 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [6921] South Africa K003573621 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [35657] South Africa K003573598 Yes
Wilman, M. [K24] South Africa K003573627 Yes
Killick, D.J.B. [1268] South Africa K003573639 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [N382a] South Africa K003573616 Yes
Medley Wood, J. [7325] South Africa K000365793 Type Yes
Dieterlen, A. [317] Lesotho K003573645 Yes
Goossens, A.P. [558] South Africa K003573637 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G. [1744] South Africa K003573609 Yes
West, O. [1562] South Africa K003573622 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [272] Zimbabwe K003570198 Yes
Dieterlen, (M); Dieterlen (Mme) [352] Lesotho K003573646 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [N285] South Africa K003573618 Yes
Smook, L. [7255] Lesotho K003573642 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [5610] South Africa K003573636 Yes
Buchanan [196] South Africa K000365794 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003560966 Yes
Smook; Russell, G. [2169A] South Africa K003573628 Yes
Smook, L. [1003] South Africa K003573605 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [6897] South Africa K003573632 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] South Africa K003573638 Yes
Smook; Russell, G. [2169] South Africa K003573635 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [4068] South Africa K003573623 Yes
Dieterlen, (M); Dieterlen (Mme) [352] Lesotho K003573647 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [17367] South Africa K003573620 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [6897] South Africa K003573633 Yes
Potts, G. [2521] South Africa K003573619 Yes
Moss, C.E. [13898] South Africa K003573601 Yes
Buchanan [34] South Africa K000365791 Type Yes
Medley Wood, J. [7343] South Africa K000365796 Type Yes
Manning, J.; Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [15998] South Africa K003573613 Yes
Wilman, M. [K24] South Africa K003573626 Yes
Burchell [6632] 27CPPOO K000365799 Syntype Yes
Dieterlen [317] Lesotho K003573649 Yes
Burrt Davy, J. [17456] South Africa K003573600 Yes
Burrt Davy, J. [17505] South Africa K003573604 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [5618] South Africa K003573641 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [6854] South Africa K003573631 Yes
Burrt Davy, J. [17456] South Africa K003573602 Yes
Louw, W.J. [975] South Africa K003573608 Yes
Werger, M.J.A. [74] South Africa K003573630 Yes
Schlechter, R. [2019] South Africa K003573624 Yes
Braun, K.P. [1136] Lesotho K003573643 Yes
Smook, L. [1195] South Africa K003573615 Yes
Story, R. [3479] South Africa K003573596 Yes
Smook, L. [4657] South Africa K003573629 Yes
Louw, W.J. [1636] South Africa K003573607 Yes
Dieterlen [317] Lesotho K003573644 Yes

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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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