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Eragrostis tenuifolia (A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud.
elastic grass

   
Symbol: ERTE19
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:  
  



Photograph of Eragrostis tenuifolia (A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud.
Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. India, Bombay.
 
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Synonyms:
Eragrostis tenuifolia (A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud.

  POTE16 Poa tenuifolia A. Rich.
 

Distribution by State:
Eragrostis tenuifolia (A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud.

Distributional Map for Eragrostis tenuifolia (A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud.
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Eragrostis tenuifolia (A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud. distribution:
USA (HI)

 

Related Taxa:
Eragrostis tenuifolia (A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud.

338 genera in Poaceae, 78 species in Eragrostis
 

Classification:
Eragrostis tenuifolia (A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud.

     
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   Eragrostis von Wolf – lovegrass
Species   Eragrostis tenuifolia (A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud. – elastic grass
 

Introduced Information:
Eragrostis tenuifolia (A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.

 

 

 
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