Eragrostis speciosa (Roem. & Schult.) Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 279 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Australia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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?
Jul 31, 1981 Australia K000643523 Type Yes
Jul 31, 1981 Brown, R. [6273] Australia K000643522 Type Yes
Jul 31, 1981 Brown, R. [6273] Australia K000643521 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 31, 1981 Bick, E.M. [18] Australia K000643525 Isotype Yes
Jul 31, 1981 Bick, E.M. [18] Australia K000643524 Isotype Yes
White, C.T. [s.n.] Australia K003982948 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7598] Australia K003982960 Yes
Perry, R.A. [1383] Australia K003983370 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [H390] Australia K003983355 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9100] Australia K003982966 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6038] Australia K003982968 Yes
Specht, R.L. [1293] Australia K003983618 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [7896] Australia K003982943 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11602] Australia K003982973 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [H389] Australia K003983362 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [7785] Australia K003983368 Yes
Perry, R.A. [1901] Australia K003983361 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10199] Australia K003983365 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5736] Australia K003983366 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6244] Australia K003982971 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6097] Australia K003982969 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7688] Australia K003982944 Yes
Blake, S.T. [16302] Australia K003983617 Yes
Story; Yapp [21] Australia K003982958 Yes
Adams [1150] Australia K003982963 Yes
Blake, S.T. [16613] Australia K003983616 Yes
Lazarides, M.; Palmer, J. [492] Australia K003983357 Yes
Blake, S.T. [12509] Australia K003982942 Yes
Kanis, A. [1771] Australia K003983354 Yes
Hawthorn, R.C. [s.n.] Australia K003982953 Yes
Wilson, I.B. [234] Australia K003983614 Yes
Oldfield [s.n.] Australia K000643527 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blake, S.T. [7936] Australia K003982947 Yes
Speck, N.H. [1999] Australia K003982976 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [H387] Australia K003983363 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9966] Australia K003982955 Yes
Winders, C.W. [7456] Australia K003982961 Yes
Bowman [s.n.] Australia K003982959 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [s.n.] Australia K003982982 Yes
Wilson, I.B. [125] Australia K003983615 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7114] Australia K003982954 Yes
Stuart, D. [s.n.] Australia K003982979 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [H394] Australia K003983356 Yes
Chapman, A.D. [1263] Australia K003982964 Yes
Perry, R.A. [2452] Australia K003983352 Yes
King, H.S. [K96] Australia K003983349 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7716] Australia K003982952 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10339] Australia K003982956 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K003982978 Yes
Fitzgerald, W.V. [K281] Australia K003983351 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [H199] Australia K003982981 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6790] Australia K003982946 Yes
Kenneally, K.F. [5626] Australia K003983353 No
Gosse's [51] Australia K003982980 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7011] Australia K003982977 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8745] Australia K003983367 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9098] Australia K003982967 Yes
Thompson, E.J.; Simon, B.K. [BUC651] Australia K003982965 Yes
Burton, R.C. [s.n.] Australia K003982951 Yes
Jacobs, S. [1427] Australia K003982962 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7598] Australia K003982945 Yes
Brass, L.J. [1847] Australia K003982950 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [8016] Australia K003983369 Yes
Perry, R.A. [1876] Australia K003983359 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7598] Australia K003982949 Yes
Smith, L.S.; Everist, S.L. [989] Australia K003982974 Yes
M.L. [3012] Australia K003983364 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9065] Australia K003982972 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7552] Australia K003982975 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8498] Australia K003982970 Yes
Oldfield [s.n.] Australia K000643526 Unknown Type Material Yes
Perry, R.A. [1287] Australia K003982957 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [CAG/36] Australia K003983360 Yes
M.L. [3139] Australia K003983350 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
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    • 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
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    • 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