Poaceae
Eragrostis

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

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.
  • 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 Brown, R. [6269] Australia K000643472 Isotype Yes
Aug 1, 1981 [Brown, R.] [s.n.] Australia K000643471 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1981 Helms, R. [233] Australia K000643469 Syntype Yes
Aug 1, 1981 illegible [s.n.] Australia K000643470 Syntype Yes
Jul 1, 1981 Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K000643473 Holotype Yes
Chippendale, G. [6811] Australia K003984386 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8923] Australia K003424055 Yes
White, C.T. [8897] Australia K003424046 Yes
Newbey, K. [10317] Australia K003984353 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9298] Australia K003424040 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7200] Australia K003424015 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6200] Australia K003424045 Yes
George, A.S. [14558] Australia K003984351 Yes
Everist, S.L. [2946] Australia K003424033 Yes
Simon, B.K. [3840] Australia K003984361 Yes
Blake, S.T. [17969] Australia K003984384 Yes
Symon, D.E. [5191] Australia K003984373 Yes
Mitchell, A.A. [594] Australia K003984371 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11857] Australia K003424063 Yes
George, A.S. [10770] Australia K003984358 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K003984387 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8826] Australia K003424058 Yes
Hutchinson, S.W. [s.n.] Australia K003424032 Yes
Blake, S.T. [[1]1232] Australia K003424061 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6334] Australia K003424044 Yes
Basedow, H. [19] Australia K003984380 Yes
[Chas. W. de Burgh Birch] [s.n.] Australia K003424030 Yes
White, C.T. [s.n.] Australia K003424047 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K003424020 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6455] Australia K003424023 Yes
Fitzgerald, W.V. [1104] Australia K003984343 Yes
Morrison, A. [K124] Australia K003984357 Yes
Trudgen, M. [MET15191] Australia K003984366 Yes
Edinger, D.J. [459] Australia K003984356 Yes
Kenneally, K.F. [11196] Australia K003984363 Yes
Trudgen, M.E. [MET15090] Australia K003984365 Yes
Hunger, S.; Kilian, N. [4240] Australia K003984340 Yes
Perry, R.A. [1567] Australia K003984372 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [H393] Australia K003984379 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Australia K003984347 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7200] Australia K003424016 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11232] Australia K003424026 Yes
Carolin, R.C. [6380] Australia K003424065 Yes
Blake, S.T. [12216] Australia K003424062 Yes
Chippendale, G. [5833] Australia K003984385 Yes
s.coll. [3079] Australia K003984390 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11415] Australia K003424024 Yes
[H. G. Mcores] [[Buhalp]443] Australia K003984368 Yes
Thompson, E.J.; Simon, B.K. [BUC641] Australia K003424027 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Bartlet-Torr, E. [3680] Australia K003984391 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6279] Australia K003424052 Yes
Thompson, E.J.; Simon, B.K. [BUC777] Australia K003424028 Yes
Brass, L.J. [369] Australia K003424037 Yes
Lambert, M.R.K. [835] Australia K003424038 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [H93] Australia K003424067 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9220] Australia K003424064 Yes
Perry, R.A. [2124] Australia K003984376 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [7760] Australia K003424018 Yes
Brass, L. [50] Australia K003424035 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [H78] Australia K003984382 Yes
Fitzgerald, W.V. [501] Australia K003984370 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11986] Australia K003424057 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6279] Australia K003424021 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6708] Australia K003424054 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7200] Australia K003424042 Yes
Binning, T. [K114] Australia K003984345 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8742] Australia K003424050 Yes
s.coll. [3154] Australia K003984388 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6045] Australia K003424039 Yes
Brass, L.J. [1871] Australia K003424034 Yes
Simon, B.K. [4001] Australia K003984360 Yes
Kanis, A. [1768] Australia K003984383 Yes
Helms, R. [233] Australia K003984352 Yes
M.L. [3145] Australia K003984359 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5504] Australia K003424056 Yes
Symon, D.E. [4863] Australia K003424041 Yes
MacGillivray, W.D.K. [2223] Australia K003424059 Yes
Leach, G.J.; Albrecht, D. [4539] Australia K003984389 Yes
Binning, T. [s.n.] Australia K003984341 Yes
Anderson, A.J. [[Burhdji]442] Australia K003984369 Yes
Lazarides, M. [4820] Australia K003984342 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8807] Australia K003424053 Yes
[C. F. Plant] [s.n.] Australia K003424049 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Australia K003984348 Yes
M.L. [2743] Australia K003984381 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7251] Australia K003424066 Yes
Trudgen, M.E. [2531] Australia K003984354 Yes
House, F.M. [K113] Australia K003984344 Yes
Muller, F. [s.n.] Australia K003984355 Yes
Winders, C.W. [7413] Australia K003424017 Yes
Aplin, T.E.H. [1583] Australia K003984350 Yes
White, C.T. [3450] Australia K003424031 Yes
Pollock, N.A.R. [9] Australia K003424019 Yes
Lazarides, M. [4798] Australia K003424051 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6625] Australia K003424022 Yes
Perry, R.A. [1051] Australia K003424043 Yes
Henderson, R.J. [H1755] Australia K003424025 Yes
Trudgen, M. [MET15191] Australia K003984367 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5443] Australia K003424060 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [4417] Australia K003984364 Yes
White, C.T. [s.n.] Australia K003424036 Yes
Perry, R.A. [1964] Australia K003984378 Yes
Bartlett-Torr [370] Australia K003984349 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [4601] Australia K003984362 Yes
Perry, R.A. [1622] Australia K003984375 Yes
Perry, R.A. [2304] Australia K003984374 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Australia K003984346 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