Eriochloa acuminata

(J. Presl) Kunth

Tapertip Cupgrass

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144788
Element CodePMPOA2Q0C0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusEriochloa
Other Common Names
tapertip cupgrass (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-05-11
Change Date1993-06-10
Edition Date1993-05-11
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Range Extent Comments
OK, TX, CA; Mexico.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Open ground, often a weed in fields.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
TennesseeSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
KentuckySNANo
OklahomaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Arizona (3)
AreaForestAcres
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
Middle Romero WSRCoronado National Forest60
References (2)
  1. Hitchcock, A.S. 1951. Manual of the grasses of the United States. 2nd edition revised by Agnes Chase. [Reprinted, 1971, in 2 vols., by Dover Publications, Incorporated, New York.]
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.