Eriochloa

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Eriochloa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Poales
Order: Liliopsida
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Eriochloa
Kunth
Species

20-30, See text.

Eriochloa is a genus of grasses which are known commonly as cupgrass. These annual and perennial grasses are native to warm temperate and tropical areas of the globe.

Species include:

  • Eriochloa acuminata - tapertip cupgrass
  • Eriochloa aristata - bearded cupgrass
  • Eriochloa australiensis
  • Eriochloa contracta - prairie cupgrass
  • Eriochloa fatmensis - tropical cupgrass
  • Eriochloa lemmonii - canyon cupgrass
  • Eriochloa michauxii - longleaf cupgrass
  • Eriochloa polystachya - caribgrass
  • Eriochloa punctata - Louisiana cupgrass
  • Eriochloa sericea - Texas cupgrass
  • Eriochloa villosa - hairy cupgrass

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