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Eriochloa acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth var. acuminata
tapertip cupgrass

       
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Line Drawing of Eriochloa acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth var. acuminata
Eriochloa gracilis

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 acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth var. acuminata

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Synonyms:
Eriochloa acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth var. acuminata

  ERGR4 Eriochloa gracilis (Fourn.) Hitchc.
  ERLEG Eriochloa lemmonii Vasey & Scribn. var. gracilis (Fourn.) Gould
 

Distribution:
Eriochloa acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth var. acuminata

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USA (AR, AZ, CA, GA, IL, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NM, NV, NY, OK, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Eriochloa acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth var. acuminata

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 15 species in Eriochloa, 2 varieties in Eriochloa acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth
 

Classification:
Eriochloa acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth var. acuminata

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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 acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth – tapertip cupgrass
Variety Eriochloa acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth var. acuminata – tapertip cupgrass
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Eriochloa acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth var. acuminata

Eriochloa gracilis
southwestern cupgrass
tapertip cupgrass

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Eriochloa acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth var. acuminata

Eriochloa gracilis:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW NI FAC FACW* NO NO FAC FACW NI NO FAC* NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Eriochloa acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth var. acuminata

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527977.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
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