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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Eragrostis

Hierarchical position of the Genus Eragrostis

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Liliopsida Brongn. pub. Enum. Pl. Mus. Paris: xv, 17. 12 Aug 1843. common name: Monocots       Subclassis  Commelinidae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 171. Jan-Mar 1967. common name: Grasses, Sedges, Rushes       SuperOrdo  Juncanae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 510. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Poales Small pub. Fl. S.E. U.S.: 48. 1903.       Familia  Poaceae (R. Br.) Barnh. pub. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 7. 15 Jan 1895, nom. cons. common name: Gramineae       Subtribus  Eragrostidinae C. Presl pub. Reliq. Haenk. 1: 273. Jan-Jun 1830.       Genus  Eragrostis Wolf pub. (1776)

Named members of the Genus Eragrostis

1	Species  abyssinica (Jacq.) Link syn. Eragrostis tef
2	Species  acuta A.S. Hitchc. syn. Eragrostis refracta
3	Species  airoides Nees common name: darnel lovegrass
4	Species  amabilis (L.) Wight & Arn. ex Nees syn. Eragrostis tenella
5	Species  arida A.S. Hitchc. syn. Eragrostis pectinacea var. miserrima
6	Species  atherstonii Stapf. syn. Eragrostis trichophora
7	Species  atropioides Hbd. common name: hardstem lovegrass
8	Species  atrovirens (Desv.) Trin. ex Steud. common name: thalia lovegrass
9	Species  bahiensis (Schrad. ex J.A. Schultes) J.A. Schultes common name: Bahia lovegrass
10	Species  barrelieri Daveau common name: Mediterranean lovegrass
11	Species  brownei (Kunth ex Chapman) Nees ex Steud. syn. Eragrostis cumingii
12	Species  campestris Trin. syn. Eragrostis refracta
13	Species  capillaris (L.) Nees common name: lace grass
14	Species  caroliniana auct. non (Spreng.) Scribn. syn. Eragrostis pectinacea var. pectinacea
15	Species  chariis auct. non (J.A. Schultes) A.S. Hitchc. syn. Eragrostis atrovirens
16	Species  chloromelas Steud. syn. Eragrostis curvula
17	Species  cilianensis (All.) Vign. ex Janchen common name: stinkgrass, snake grass
18	Species  ciliaris (L.) R. Br. common name: gophertail lovegrass
19	Species  cumingii Steud. common name: Cuming's lovegrass
20	Species  curtipedicellata Buckl. common name: gummy lovegrass
21	Species  curvula (Schrad.) Nees common name: weeping love grass
	22    Varietas  conferta Stapf syn. Eragrostis curvula
23	Species  cylindriflora Hochst. common name: cylinderflower lovegrass
24	Species  cyperoides (Thunb.) Beauv. syn. Cladoraphis cyperoides
25	Species  deflexa A.S. Hitchc. common name: Pacific lovegrass
26	Species  diffusa Buckl. syn. Eragrostis pectinacea var. pectinacea
27	Species  domingensis (Pers.) Steud. syn. Eragrostis prolifera
28	Species  echinochloidea Stapf common name: African lovegrass
29	Species  elliottii S. Wats. common name: field lovegrass
30	Species  elongata (Willd.) Jacq. f. common name: long lovegrass
31	Species  eragrostis (L.) Beauv. syn. Eragrostis minor
32	Species  erosa Scribn. common name: Chihuahuan lovegrass
33	Species  falcata sensu A.S. Hitchc., non Gaud. ex Steud. syn. Eragrostis paupera
34	Species  floridana A.S. Hitchc. syn. Eragrostis trichocolea var. floridana
35	Species  fosbergii Whitney common name: Fosberg's lovegrass
36	Species  frankii C.A. Mey. ex Steud.
	37    Varietas  brevipes Fassett syn. Eragrostis frankii
38	Species  gangetica (Roxb.) Steud. common name: slimflower lovegrass
39	Species  glomerata (Walt.) L.H. Dewey syn. Eragrostis japonica
40	Species  glutinosa (Sw.) Trin. common name: sticky lovegrass
41	Species  grandis Hbd.
	42    Varietas  oligantha Hbd. syn. Eragrostis grandis 43    Varietas  polyantha Hbd. syn. Eragrostis grandis
44	Species  hirsuta (Michx.) Nees
	45    Varietas  laevivaginata Fern. syn. Eragrostis hirsuta
46	Species  horizontalis Peter syn. Eragrostis cylindriflora
47	Species  hosakai O. Deg. syn. Eragrostis leptostachya
48	Species  hypnoides (Lam.) B.S.P. common name: teal lovegrass
49	Species  intermedia A.S. Hitchc. common name: plains lovegrass
50	Species  japonica (Thunb.) Trin. common name: pond lovegrass
51	Species  lehmanniana Nees common name: Lehmann lovegrass
52	Species  leptophylla A.S. Hitchc. common name: mountain lovegrass
53	Species  leptostachya (R. Br.) Steud. common name: Australian lovegrass
54	Species  lugens Nees common name: mourning lovegrass
55	Species  lutescens Scribn. common name: sixweeks lovegrass
56	Species  major Host syn. Eragrostis cilianensis
57	Species  mauiensis A.S. Hitchc. common name: Maui lovegrass
58	Species  megastachya (Koel.) Link syn. Eragrostis cilianensis common name: snake grass, stink grass
59	Species  mexicana (Hornem.) Link
	60    Subspecies  mexicana common name: Mexican lovegrass 61    Subspecies  virescens (J. Presl) S.D. Koch & S�nchez common name: Mexican lovegrass
62	Species  minor Host common name: little lovegrass
63	Species  monticola (Gaud.) Hbd. common name: kalamalo
64	Species  multicaulis Steud. syn. Eragrostis pilosa
65	Species  neomexicana Vasey ex L.H. Dewey syn. Eragrostis mexicana ssp. mexicana
66	Species  niihauensis Whitney syn. Eragrostis variabilis
67	Species  nutans auct. non (Retz.) Nees ex Steud. syn. Eragrostis atrovirens
68	Species  obtusiflora (Fourn.) Scribn. common name: alkali lovegrass
69	Species  orcuttiana Vasey syn. Eragrostis mexicana ssp. virescens
70	Species  oxylepis (Torr.) Torr. syn. Eragrostis secundiflora ssp. oxylepis
71	Species  palmeri S. Wats. common name: Rio Grande lovegrass
72	Species  parviflora (R. Br.) Trin. common name: smallflower lovegrass
73	Species  paupera Jedw. common name: Oahu lovegrass
74	Species  pectinacea (Michx.) Nees ex Steud.
	75    Varietas  miserrima (Fourn.) J. Reeder common name: desert lovegrass 76    Varietas  pectinacea common name: tufted lovegrass 77    Varietas  tracyi (A.S. Hitchc.) P.M. Peterson common name: Sanibel Island lovegrass
78	Species  perplexa L.H. Harvey syn. Eragrostis pilosa
79	Species  pilifera Scheele syn. Eragrostis trichodes
80	Species  pilosa (L.) Beauv.
	81    Varietas  perplexa (L.H. Harvey) S.D. Koch syn. Eragrostis pilosa
82	Species  plana Nees common name: South African lovegrass
83	Species  poaeoides Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes syn. Eragrostis minor
84	Species  prolifera (Sw.) Steud. common name: Dominican lovegrass
85	Species  purshii hort. ex Schrad. syn. Eragrostis pectinacea var. pectinacea
86	Species  refracta (Muhl.) Scribn. common name: coastal lovegrass
87	Species  reptans (Michx.) Nees syn. Neeragrostis reptans
88	Species  scaligera Salzm. ex Steud. common name: tender lovegrass
89	Species  secundiflora J. Presl
	90    Subspecies  oxylepis (Torr.) S.D. Koch common name: red lovegrass
91	Species  sessilispica Buckl. common name: tumble lovegrass
92	Species  setifolia Nees common name: bristleleaf lovegrass
93	Species  silveana Swallen common name: Silveus' lovegrass
94	Species  simplex Scribn. syn. Eragrostis cumingii
95	Species  spectabilis (Pursh) Steud. common name: purple love grass
	96    Varietas  sparsihirsuta Farw. syn. Eragrostis spectabilis
97	Species  spicata Vasey common name: spike lovegrass
98	Species  stenophylla auct. non Hochst. ex Miq. syn. Eragrostis gangetica
99	Species  suaveolens Becker ex Claus common name: candy lovegrass
100	Species  superba Peyr. common name: Wilman lovegrass
101	Species  swallenii A.S. Hitchc. common name: Swallen's lovegrass
102	Species  tef (Zuccagni) Trotter common name: teff, love grass
103	Species  tenella (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes common name: Japanese lovegrass
104	Species  tenuifolia (A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud. common name: elastic grass
105	Species  tephrosanthos J.A. Schultes syn. Eragrostis pectinacea var. miserrima
106	Species  tracyi A.S. Hitchc. syn. Eragrostis pectinacea var. tracyi
107	Species  trichocolea Hack. & Arech.
	108    Varietas  floridana (A.S. Hitchc.) Witherspoon common name: hairysheath lovegrass
109	Species  trichodes (Nutt.) Wood common name: sand love grass
	110    Varietas  pilifera (Scheele) Fern. syn. Eragrostis trichodes
111	Species  trichophora Coss. & Dur. common name: hairyflower lovegrass
112	Species  unioloides (Retz.) Nees ex Steud. common name: Chinese lovegrass
113	Species  urbaniana A.S. Hitchc. common name: Urban's lovegrass
114	Species  variabilis (Gaud.) Steud. common name: kawelu
115	Species  virescens J. Presl syn. Eragrostis mexicana ssp. virescens
116	Species  virginica (Zucc. ex Roemer) Steud. syn. Eragrostis scaligera
117	Species  von Wolf common name: lovegrass
118	Species  weigeltiana (Reichenb. ex Trin.) Bush syn. Neeragrostis reptans
119	Species  whitneyi Fosberg
	120    Varietas  caumii Fosberg syn. Eragrostis paupera

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

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For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.