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Eragrostis Wolf
Taxonomic Serial No.: 40716

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Acamptoclados Nash
		Neeragrostis Bush
		Boriskellera Terechov
		Diandrochloa De Winter
		Erochloe Raf.
		Erosion Lunell
		Exagrostis Steud.
		Macroblepharus Phil.
		Psilantha (K. Koch) Tzvelev
		Roshevitzia Tzvelev
		Stiburus Stapf
		Triphlebia Stapf
		Vilfagrostis Döll
	Common Name(s):	lovegrass
		lovegrass spp.

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2010

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames
	Class	Magnoliopsida
	Superorder	Lilianae – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones
	Order	Poales
	Family	Poaceae – grasses, graminées
	Genus	Eragrostis Wolf – lovegrass, lovegrass spp.
		Direct Children:
	Species	Eragrostis acutiflora (Kunth) Nees
	Species	Eragrostis acutiglumis Parodi
	Species	Eragrostis airoides Nees – darnel lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis andicola R.E. Fr.
	Species	Eragrostis apiculata Döll
	Species	Eragrostis articulata (Schrank) Nees
	Species	Eragrostis atropioides Hillebr. – hardstem lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis atrovirens (Desf.) Trin. ex Steud. – thalia lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis attenuata Hitchc.
	Species	Eragrostis bahamensis Hitchc.
	Species	Eragrostis bahiensis Schrad. ex Schult. – Bahia lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis barrelieri Daveau – Mediterranean lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis berteroniana (Schult.) Steud.
	Species	Eragrostis capillaris (L.) Nees – lace grass, lacegrass
	Species	Eragrostis cataclasta Nicora
	Species	Eragrostis chiquitaniensis Killeen
	Species	Eragrostis cilianensis (Bellardi) Vignolo ex Janch. – candy grass, lovegrass, strongscented lovegrass, stinkgrass, stink grass
	Species	Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br. – gophertail lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis condensata (J. Presl) Steud.
	Species	Eragrostis contrerasii R.W. Pohl
	Species	Eragrostis cubensis Hitchc.
	Species	Eragrostis cumingii Steud. – Cuming's lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis curtipedicellata Buckley – gummy lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees – weeping lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis cylindriflora Hochst. – cylinderflower lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis deflexa Hitchc. – Pacific lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis echinochloidea Stapf – African lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis elliottii S. Watson – field lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis elongata (Willd.) J. Jacq. – long lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis erosa Scribn. ex Beal – Chihuahuan lovegrass, Chihuahua lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis excelsa Griseb.
	Species	Eragrostis fosbergii Whitney – Fosberg's love grass, Fosberg's lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis frankii C.A. Mey. ex Steud. – sandbar lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis gangetica (Roxb.) Steud. – slimflower lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis glandulosa L.H. Harv.
	Species	Eragrostis gloeodes Ekman
	Species	Eragrostis glutinosa (Sw.) Trin. – sticky lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis grandis Hillebr. – large Hawai'i lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis guatemalensis Witherspoon
	Species	Eragrostis guianensis Hitchc.
	Species	Eragrostis hackelii Hassl.
	Species	Eragrostis hirsuta (Michx.) Nees – bigtop lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis hirta E. Fourn.
	Species	Eragrostis hondurensis R.W. Pohl
	Species	Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. – teal love grass, teal lovegrass, creeping lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis intermedia Hitchc. – plains lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis japonica (Thunb.) Trin. – pond lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis kuschelii Skottsb.
	Species	Eragrostis lasseri Luces
	Species	Eragrostis lehmanniana Nees – Lehmann lovegrass, Lehmann's lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis leptophylla Hitchc. – mountain lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis leptostachya (R. Br.) Steud. – Australian lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis leucosticta Nees ex Döll
	Species	Eragrostis lugens Nees – mourning lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis lurida J. Presl
	Species	Eragrostis lutescens Scribn. – sixweeks lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis macrothyrsa Hack.
	Species	Eragrostis magna Hitchc.
	Species	Eragrostis mauiensis Hitchc. – Maui lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis maypurensis (Kunth) Steud.
	Species	Eragrostis mexicana (Hornem.) Link – Mexican lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis minor Host – little lovegrass, little love grass
	Species	Eragrostis mokensis Pilg.
	Species	Eragrostis monticola (Gaudich.) Hillebr. – kalamalo
	Species	Eragrostis neesii Trin.
	Species	Eragrostis nigricans (Kunth) Steud.
	Species	Eragrostis obtusiflora (E. Fourn.) Scribn. – alkali lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis orthoclada Hack.
	Species	Eragrostis palmeri S. Watson – Rio Grande lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis paniciformis (A. Braun) Steud.
	Species	Eragrostis parviflora (R. Br.) Trin. – smallflower lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis pastoensis (Kunth) Trin.
	Species	Eragrostis paupera Jedwabn. – Oahu lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Nees – tufted lovegrass, spreading lovegrass, purple love grass, purple lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis perennis Döll
	Species	Eragrostis peruviana (Jacq.) Trin.
	Species	Eragrostis petrensis Renvoize & Longhi-Wagner
	Species	Eragrostis pilgeri Fedde
	Species	Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P. Beauv. – Indian lovegrass, Indian love grass, India lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis plana Nees – South African lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis plumbea Scribn. ex Beal
	Species	Eragrostis plurinodis Swallen ex Luces
	Species	Eragrostis polytricha Nees
	Species	Eragrostis pringlei Mattei
	Species	Eragrostis prolifera (Sw.) Steud. – Dominican lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis purpurascens (Spreng.) Schult.
	Species	Eragrostis pycnantha (Phil.) Parodi ex Nicora
	Species	Eragrostis refracta (Muhl. ex Elliott) Scribn. – coastal lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis reptans (Michx.) Nees – creeping lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis retinens Hack. & Arechav.
	Species	Eragrostis riobrancensis Judz. & P.M. Peterson
	Species	Eragrostis rojasii Hack.
	Species	Eragrostis rufescens Schrad. ex Schult.
	Species	Eragrostis scaligera Salzm. ex Steud. – tender lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis sclerophylla Trin.
	Species	Eragrostis secundiflora J. Presl – red lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis seminuda Trin.
	Species	Eragrostis sessilispica Buckley – tumble lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis setifolia Nees – bristleleaf lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis silveana Swallen – Silveus' lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis simpliciflora (J. Presl) Steud.
	Species	Eragrostis solida Nees
	Species	Eragrostis soratensis Jedwabn.
	Species	Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Steud. – purple lovegrass, petticoat-climber
	Species	Eragrostis spicata Vasey – spike lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis suaveolens A.K. Becker ex Claus – candy lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis superba Peyr. – Wilman lovegrass, Wilman's lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis swallenii Hitchc. – Swallen's lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter – teff
	Species	Eragrostis tenella (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. – Japanese lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis tenuifolia (A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud. – elastic grass
	Species	Eragrostis terecaulis Renvoize
	Species	Eragrostis tremula Hochst. ex Steud.
	Species	Eragrostis triangularis Henrard
	Species	Eragrostis trichodes (Nutt.) Alph. Wood – sand lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis trichophora Coss. & Durieu – hairyflower lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis unioloides (Retz.) Nees ex Steud. – Chinese lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis urbaniana Hitchc. – Urban's lovegrass
	Species	Eragrostis vallsiana Boechat & Longhi-Wagner
	Species	Eragrostis variabilis (Gaudich.) Steud. – kawelu
	Species	Eragrostis vernix Boechat & Longhi-Wagner
	Species	Eragrostis viscosa (Retz.) Trin.
	Species	Eragrostis weberbaueri Pilg.

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	Source:	Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009, database (version 24/11/2009)
	Acquired:	2009
	Notes:	Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html
	Reference for:	Eragrostis

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Eragrostis

	Source:	Poaceae update, database (version Sept. 2010)
	Acquired:	2010
	Notes:	Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources
	Reference for:	Eragrostis

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Eragrostis

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Eragrostis

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