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 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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