PLANTS Profile for Eriochloa sericea (Texas cupgrass)

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Eriochloa sericea (Scheele) Munro ex Vasey
Texas cupgrass

Symbol:

ERSE5

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Eriochloa sericea (Scheele) Munro ex Vasey

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

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Eriochloa sericea (Scheele) Munro ex Vasey

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Synonyms:
Eriochloa sericea (Scheele) Munro ex Vasey

PASE12

Paspalum sericeum Scheele

Distribution:
Eriochloa sericea (Scheele) Munro ex Vasey


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USA (KS, OK, TX)

Related Taxa:
Eriochloa sericea (Scheele) Munro ex Vasey

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 15 species in Eriochloa

Classification:
Eriochloa sericea (Scheele) Munro ex Vasey

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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	Eriochloa Kunth – cupgrass
Species	Eriochloa sericea (Scheele) Munro ex Vasey – Texas cupgrass

More Accounts and Images:
Eriochloa sericea (Scheele) Munro ex Vasey

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 41728.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 01/17/2009 02:12 PM MST