familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Chloridoideae
genusEragrostis
speciesEragrostis mexicana
subspeciesEragrostis mexicana subsp. virescens
Eragrostis mexicana subsp. virescens
Synonyms: Eragrostis virescens Eragrostis orcuttiana
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 78.
Culms and sheaths without glandular depressions. Spikelets 0.7-1.4 mm wide, linear to linear-lanceolate. Lower glumes 0.7-1.7 mm; sum of spikelet width and lower glume length 1.5-3.1 mm.
Discussion
Eragrostis mexicana subsp. virescens has a disjunct distribution, growing in California and western Nevada and, in South America, from Ecuador to Chile, southern Brazil, and northern Argentina. It has also been found, as an introduction, at various other locations in North America, including eastern North America.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"decumbent" is not a number.
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