familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Chloridoideae
genusEragrostis
speciesEragrostis mexicana
subspeciesEragrostis mexicana subsp. mexicana
Eragrostis mexicana subsp. mexicana
Synonyms: Eragrostis neomexicana
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 78.
Culms and sheaths sometimes with glandular depres¬sions. Spikelets 1.5-2.4 mm wide, ovate to oblong in outline. Lower glumes 1.2-2.3 mm; sum of spikelet width and lower glume length 2.7-4.7 mm.
Discussion
Eragrostis mexicana subsp. mexicana grows from Ontario through the midwestern United States to California, South Carolina, and Texas and southwards to Mexico.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"decumbent" is not a number.
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7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (?) +
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15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (?) +
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Eragrostis mexicana subsp. mexicana +
Eragrostis mexicana +
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