PLANTS Profile for Eriochloa polystachya (Caribgrass)

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Eriochloa polystachya Kunth
Caribgrass

Symbol:

ERPO3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N

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Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Brazil, Joazeiro. Usage Requirements.

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Eriochloa polystachya Kunth

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Synonyms:
Eriochloa polystachya Kunth

ERSU10

Eriochloa subglabra (Nash) Hitchc.

Distribution:
Eriochloa polystachya Kunth


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USA (FL, MS, TX), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Eriochloa polystachya Kunth

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 15 species in Eriochloa

Classification:
Eriochloa polystachya Kunth

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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 polystachya Kunth – Caribgrass

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Eriochloa polystachya Kunth

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW-,FACW+

FACW-

FACW+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Eriochloa polystachya Kunth

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 41721.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 11:05 PM CST