Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

First published in Prelim. Cat.: 69 (1888)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, California, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Puerto Rico, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Suriname, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Germany

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D., Peterson, P.M. & Sánchez Vega, I. (2012). The genus Eragrostis (Poaceae : Chloridoideae) in northwestern South America (Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) : morphological and taxonomic studies: 1-195. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Menjívar Cruz, J.E., R.M. Baldini, G. Davidse & P.M. Peterson (2021). El Salvador grasses: An updated catalogue and nomenclator. Phytoneuron 2021-22: 1-131.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1984 Peru K001467530 Yes
Dec 31, 1983 Bolivia K001467536 Yes
[illegible] [983] Uruguay K002949881 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [46026] Guatemala K002948421 Yes
Temple, R. [s.n.] Honduras K002948411 Yes
McClure, D.S. [388] United States K002947522 Yes
[A. Buskart] [21049] Argentina K002949875 Yes
Venturi, S. [7245] Argentina K002949877 Yes
Paine, A. [s.n.] United States K002947519 Yes
Short [s.n.] United States K002947529 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Babrera, I. [16103] Colombia K001467518 Yes
Tweedie [88] Argentina K002949874 Yes
Burkart [14017] Argentina K002949878 Yes
Botteri [665] Mexico K002948417 Yes
Edwards, P.J. [2517] Brazil K002949470 No
[F. R. C.] [s.n.] United States K002947545 Yes
Suksdorf, W. [6931] United States K002947562 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [2240] United States K002947549 Yes
Harper, R. [381] United States K002947513 Yes
Galeotti, H. [5730] Mexico K002948409 Yes
Burnham, S.H. [s.n.] United States K001612884 Yes
Rowlee, W.W. [s.n.] United States K001612869 Yes
Palmer, E. [1369] United States K002947566 Yes
Hoover, R.F. [3874] United States K002947511 Yes
Rosales, J.M. [2278] El Salvador K002948428 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002947517 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [11930] Honduras K002948424 Yes
Scribner, F.L. [s.n.] United States K002947556 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002947567 Yes
Rugel [s.n.] United States K002947555 Yes
Macoun, M.A. [1837] Canada K002947505 Yes
James, J.L. [3491] United States K002947530 Yes
French, G.H. [3491] United States K002947514 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Argentina K002949873 Yes
Job, M.M. [1261] Argentina K002949870 Yes
Palmer, E. [596] Mexico K002948418 Yes
Wetzstein, A. [118] United States K002947547 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [11874] El Salvador K002948431 Yes
Schinini, A.; Cabral, E.; Vanni, R. [17571] Argentina K002949868 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Philcox, D.; Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Farias, L.G. [5268] Brazil K002949464 No
Macoun, J. [26102] Canada K002947502 Yes
Rosales, J.M. [2382] El Salvador K002948427 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K002947527 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Argentina K002949872 Yes
Elmore, C.J. [84] United States K002947541 Yes
Pammel, L.H. [239] United States K002947520 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [28399] Brazil K002949468 No
Hamilton, W.D. [81] Brazil K002949474 No
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [12449] Honduras K002948425 Yes
Grupo Pedra do Cavalo [82] Brazil K002949475 No
Chase, V.H. [9032] United States K002947516 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002947551 Yes
Pammel, L.H.; Ball, C.R. [108] United States K002947521 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Gabel, M. [13603] El Salvador K002948430 Yes
[Papentha] [537] Mexico K002948407 Yes
Thomas [23] Mexico K002948419 Yes
Martyn [373] Guyana K002949462 No
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K002947570 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8851] United States K002947533 Yes
Hassler, E. [11516] Paraguay K002949478 No
Thompson, J.W. [3742] United States K002947550 Yes
Demaree, D. [3846] United States K002947507 Yes
Spruce, R. [100] Brazil K002949466 No
Edwards, P.J. [2645] Brazil K002949471 No
Butler, G.D. [1836] United States K002947510 Yes
[V. Graham] [297] Guyana K002949461 No
Martyn, E.B. [373] Guyana K002949463 No
Pedersen, T.M. [1210] Argentina K002949876 Yes
Macoun, M.A. [1837] Canada K002947504 Yes
Meisner; Muller, F. [2168] Mexico K002948413 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002947538 Yes
Ball, C.R. [161] United States K002947531 Yes
Fisher, H.L. [s.n.] United States K002947542 Yes
Peck, M.E. [s.n.] United States K002947523 Yes
s.coll. [1603] United States K002947535 Yes
Wright [s.n.] United States K002947558 Yes
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States K002947512 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [4112] Paraguay K002949479 No
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A. [22992] Argentina K002949879 Yes
Bush, B.F. [963] United States K002947509 Yes
Rosengurtt, B. [B-3819] Uruguay K002949880 Yes
Smith, L.B.; Hodgdon, A.R. [s.n.] United States K002947560 Yes
s.coll. [13] United States K002947564 Yes
Demaree, D. [7091] United States K002947508 Yes
Chase, V.H. [8513] United States K002947515 Yes
Poeppig [s.n.] United States K002947554 Yes
Guedes, M.L.; Bautista, H.P.; Giulietti, A.M.; Hind, N.; Smith, S. [3078] Brazil K002949467 No
Lindheimer, F. [213] United States K002947557 Yes
Meisner; Muller, F. [1998] Mexico K002948414 Yes
s.coll. [5028] Uruguay K002949882 Yes
Taylor, D.D.; Dutton, B.E. [5203] United States K002947518 Yes
Guaglianone, E.R.; Sancho, M.L.; Zuloaga, F.O. [488] Argentina K002949871 Yes
Drumm. [379] United States K002947526 Yes
[W.D.] [s.n.] United States K002947543 Yes
Fendler, A. [340] Panama K002949465 No
Irwin ungar [1033] United States K002947524 Yes
Fev. Vasey [s.n.] United States K002947571 Yes
s.coll. [52] United States K002947552 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [7206] United States K002947559 Yes
Nee, M. [2593] United States K002947563 Yes
Demaree, D. [50798] United States K002947534 Yes
Aiken, S.G.; Darbyshire, S.J. [1813] Canada K002947503 Yes
Engelmann, G. [s.n.] United States K002947540 Yes
Job, M.M. [703] Argentina K002949869 Yes
Gizaba [2638] Mexico K002948412 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002947532 Yes
Hermann, F.J. [9786] United States K002947536 Yes
Peck, M.E. [413] Belize K002948423 Yes
Suksdorf, W.; Hackel, E.; Kneucker, A. [888] United States K002947561 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002947565 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] United States K002947544 Yes
Williams, D. [512] El Salvador K002948429 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [1592] Belize K002948422 Yes
Sullivant, W.S. [s.n.] United States K002947548 Yes
Harris, W. [s.n.] Mexico K002948410 Yes
Shafer, J.A. [357] United States K002947553 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002947537 Yes
Balansa, B. [238] Paraguay K002949477 No
Muller, F. [1998] Mexico K002948416 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [12098] Honduras K002948426 Yes
Hamilton, W.D. [82] Brazil K002949473 No
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Woolcott, D.B.; Monteiro, O.P.; Ramos, J.F. [16296] Brazil K002949472 No
von Tuerckheim, H. [8800] Belize K002948420 Yes
Palmer, E. [347] Mexico K002948408 Yes
Schinini, A.; Vanni, R.; Caceres, S. [27704] Paraguay K002949476 No
Araújo, D.S.D.; Casari, M.B. [5555] Brazil K002949469 No
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K002947528 Yes
Palmer, E. [s.n.] Mexico K002948415 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] United States K002947506 Yes
Eaton, H.H. [s.n.] United States K002947546 Yes
Panama K001467517 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Babrera, I. [16103], Colombia K001467518 Yes
Colombia K001467519 Yes
Colombia K001467520 Yes
Colombia K001467521 Yes
Venezuela K001467522 Yes
Venezuela K001467523 Yes
Venezuela K001467524 Yes
Ecuador K001467525 Yes
Ecuador K001467526 Yes
Peru K001467527 Yes
Peru K001467528 Yes
Peru K001467529 Yes
Bolivia K001467531 Yes
Bolivia K001467532 Yes
Bolivia K001467533 Yes
Bolivia K001467534 Yes
Bolivia K001467535 Yes
Bolivia K001467537 Yes
Bolivia K001467538 Yes
Bolivia K001467539 Yes
Bolivia K001467540 Yes
Bolivia K001467541 Yes
Bolivia K001467542 Yes
Bolivia K001467543 Yes
Bolivia K001467544 Yes
Bolivia K001467545 Yes
Bolivia K001467546 Yes
Bolivia K001467547 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0