Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis intermedia Hitchc.

First published in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 23: 450 (1933)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. U.S.A. to Colombia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as animal food.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colombia, Costa Rica, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Introduced into:

Japan

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.
  • 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.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.

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

  • 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.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

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.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • RBG, Kew (ed.) (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Harvey, L.H. [8797] Mexico K002948811 Yes
Allred [2259] United States K002948139 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Valdés-Reyna, J.; Morales, M.S. [16697] Mexico K002948796 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Catalan, P. [17592] Mexico K002948783 Yes
Harvey, L.H. [8843] Mexico K002948810 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R. [10551] Mexico K002948782 Yes
Sohns, E.R. [542] Mexico K002948791 Yes
Skehan, J. [58] United States K002948141 Yes
Botteri [682] Mexico K002948793 Yes
s.coll. [328] United States K002948154 Yes
Harvey, L.H. [8839] Mexico K002948814 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Valdés-Reyna, J.; Cardenas, R.H. [17859] Mexico K002948786 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Valdés-Reyna, J. [08378] Mexico K002948800 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Roy, G. [11779] United States K002948147 Yes
Peterson, P.; Rentana Renteria, F.; Gonzalez Gallegos, J.G. [25616] Mexico K001872448 Yes
Peterson, P.; Romaschenko, K.; Rodriguez Avalos, J.; Herrera-Simoni, M.; Garcia Rodriguez, K. [24803] Mexico K001930144 Yes
Peterson, P.; Herrera Arrieta, Y.; Ramirez Noya, D. [25474] Mexico K001609623 Yes
Ball, C.R. [152] United States K002948136 Yes
Nealley, G.C. [s.n.] United States K002948155 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] K002948135 Yes
Drummond [334] United States K002948156 Yes
Harvey, L.H. [8656] Mexico K002948815 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Valdés-Reyna, J. [08350] Mexico K002948806 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R.; Valdés-Reyna, J. [10075(B)] Mexico K002948781 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Catalan, P. [17572] Mexico K002948784 Yes
Harvey, L.H.; Witherspoon, J.T. [8981] United States K002948129 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Valdés-Reyna, J. [08356] Mexico K002948801 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R.; Valdés-Reyna, J. [09989] Mexico K002948802 Yes
Wright, C. [2048] United States K002948143 Yes
Sohns, E.R. [512] Mexico K002948792 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; González-Elizondo, M.S. [15983] Mexico K002948819 Yes
Gould, F.W. [12038] United States K002948140 Yes
Harvey, L.H.; Witherspoon, J.T. [9316] Mexico K002948809 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; King, R.M. [08331] Mexico K002948780 Yes
Harvey, L.H.; Witherspoon, J.T. [9344] Mexico K002948807 Yes
Wright, C. [2049] United States K002948137 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R. [10643] Mexico K002948804 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] United States K002948132 Yes
Harvey, L.H. [8532] Mexico K002948817 Yes
Harvey, L.H.; Witherspoon, J.T. [9234] Mexico K002948808 Yes
Sohns, E.R. [523] Mexico K002948790 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Valdés-Reyna, J.; Cardenas, R.H. [17859] Mexico K002948785 Yes
Harvey, L.H. [8782] Mexico K002948813 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [10059] United States K002948157 Yes
Wright, C. [2050] Mexico K002948789 Yes
Parry, C.C.; Bigelow, J.M.; Wright, C.; Schott, A.C.V. [167] Mexico K002948788 Yes
Blakely, W.F. [K303] Australia K003424795 No
Swallen, J.R. [10619] United States K002948145 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Valdés-Reyna, J. [15853] Mexico K002948797 Yes
Harvey, L.H. [8302] United States K002948146 Yes
s.coll. [436] K002948153 Yes
Harper, R.M. [32] United States K002948133 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [10301] United States K002948149 Yes
Mulford, A.I. [1004] United States K002948142 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Valdés-Reyna, J. [08345] Mexico K002948799 Yes
Smith, J.G. [s.n.] United States K002948138 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R.; Valdés-Reyna, J. [10075(A)] Mexico K002948787 Yes
Bush, B.F. [304] United States K002948144 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R.; Valdés-Reyna, J. [10086] Mexico K002948803 Yes
Harvey, L.H.; Witherspoon, J.T. [8966] United States K002948128 Yes
Harvey, L.H. [8510] Mexico K002948816 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.R. [10564] Mexico K002948805 Yes
Mulford, A.I. [99] United States K002948158 Yes
Harvey, L.H.; Witherspoon, J.T. [9410] Mexico K002948794 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; King, R.M. [08338] Mexico K002948798 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] United States K002948130 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] United States K002948126 Yes
Kearney, T.H.; Peebles, R.H. [10115] United States K002948131 Yes
Harvey, L.H. [8711] Mexico K002948812 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K002948152 Yes
Drummond [327] United States K002948150 Yes
Ball, C.R. [152] K002948134 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K002948151 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Valdés-Reyna, J. [15893] Mexico K002948795 Yes
Harvey, L.H. [8472] Mexico K002948818 Yes

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

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