Eriochloa

Eriochloa
Eriochloa
Eriochloa polystachya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Tribe: Paniceae
Genus: Eriochloa
Kunth
Species

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 acuminataTapertip Cupgrass
  • Eriochloa aristataBearded Cupgrass
  • Eriochloa australiensis
  • Eriochloa contractaPrairie Cupgrass
  • Eriochloa crebra
  • Eriochloa fatmensisTropical Cupgrass
  • Eriochloa lemmoniiCanyon Cupgrass
  • Eriochloa michauxiiLong-leaved Cupgrass
  • Eriochloa polystachyaCaribgrass
  • Eriochloa procera (Retz.) C.E.Hubbard
  • Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha
  • Eriochloa punctataLouisiana Cupgrass
  • Eriochloa sericeaTexas Cupgrass
  • Eriochloa villosaHairy Cupgrass

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