Eragrostis tenellula (Kunth) Steud.
First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 279 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Australia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Poa tenellula Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 113 (1829)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Eragrostis interrupta f. simplicior Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 391 (1915)
- Eragrostis interrupta var. subsinguliflora Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 391 (1915)
- Poa tenella R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 181 (1810), nom. superfl.
- Sporobolus lindleyi (Steud.) Benth. in Fl. Austral. 7: 623 (1878), nom. superfl.
- Sporobolus pallidus Lindl. in T.L.Mitchell, J. Exped. Trop. Australia: 187 (1848)
- Vilfa lindleyi Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 162 (1854)
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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 1981 | Helms, R. [233], Australia | K000643469 | syntype | Yes | |
| Aug 1, 1981 | Brown, R. [6269], Australia | K000643472 | isotype | Yes | |
| Aug 1, 1981 | illegible [s.n.], Australia | K000643470 | syntype | Yes | |
| Aug 1, 1981 | [Brown, R.] [s.n.], Australia | K000643471 | isotype | Yes | |
| Jul 1, 1981 | Mueller, F. [s.n.], Australia | K000643473 | holotype | Yes |
Sources
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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.
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0