PLANTS Profile for Eustachys paspaloides ssp. caribaea (Caribbean fingergrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei ssp. caribaea (Spreng.) Nowack
Caribbean fingergrass

Symbol:

EUPAC

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei ssp. caribaea (Spreng.) Nowack

Chloris caribaea

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Australia. Usage Requirements.

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Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei ssp. caribaea (Spreng.) Nowack

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Synonyms:
Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei ssp. caribaea (Spreng.) Nowack

CHCA13	Chloris capensis auct. non (Houtt.) Thell.
CHCA81	Chloris caribaea Spreng.
EUBA13	Eustachys bahiensis (Steud.) Herter
EUCA11	Eustachys caribaea (Spreng.) Herter	Caribbean fingergrass

Distribution:
Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei ssp. caribaea (Spreng.) Nowack


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USA (GA, LA, MS, TX)

Related Taxa:
Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei ssp. caribaea (Spreng.) Nowack

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 8 species in Eustachys, 1 subspecies in Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei

Classification:
Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei ssp. caribaea (Spreng.) Nowack

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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	Eustachys Desv. – fingergrass
Species	Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei – Caribbean fingergrass
Subspecies	Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei ssp. caribaea (Spreng.) Nowack – Caribbean fingergrass

Introduced Information:
Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei ssp. caribaea (Spreng.) Nowack

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei ssp. caribaea (Spreng.) Nowack

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 07:45 PM CDT