PLANTS Profile for Eremochloa ophiuroides (centipede grass)

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Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.
centipede grass

Symbol:

EROP

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I

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Photo of Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. China, Kwangtung. Usage Requirements.

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Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.

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Synonyms:
Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.

ISOP2

Ischaemum ophiuroides Munro

Distribution:
Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 2 species in Eremochloa

Classification:
Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Eremochloa Büse – centipede grass
Species	Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack. – centipede grass

Introduced Information:
Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41713.

Time Generated: 09/24/2008 07:53 AM MDT