Eriochloa
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| Eriochloa | |
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| Eriochloa procera | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Tribe: | Paniceae |
| Genus: | Eriochloa Kunth |
| Species | |
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20-30, see text | |
Eriochloa is a genus of Poaceae grasses which are known commonly as cupgrass. The 20-30 species of annual and perennial grasses are native to warm temperate and tropical areas of the globe.
Selected species
- Eriochloa acuminata – tapertip cupgrass
- Eriochloa aristata – bearded cupgrass
- Eriochloa australiensis
- Eriochloa contracta – prairie cupgrass
- Eriochloa crebra
- Eriochloa fatmensis – tropical cupgrass
- Eriochloa lemmonii – canyon cupgrass
- Eriochloa michauxii – long-leaved cupgrass
- Eriochloa polystachya – caribgrass
- Eriochloa procera (Retz.) C.E.Hubbard
- Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha
- Eriochloa punctata – Louisiana cupgrass
- Eriochloa sericea – Texas cupgrass
- Eriochloa villosa – hairy cupgrass
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