Eragrostis pectinacea
A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Eragrostis
- Species
- Eragrostis pectinacea
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1841
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Eragrostis pectinacea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Eragrostis brizoidesName author: Schult.
- Eragrostis carolinianaName author: (Biehler) Scribn.
- Eragrostis cognataName author: Steud.
- Eragrostis diffusaName author: Buckley
- Eragrostis diffusa var. diffusaName author: Not supplied
- Eragrostis nuttallianaName author: Steud.
- Eragrostis pectinacea subsp. felzinesiiName author: (Portal) H.Scholz
- Eragrostis pectinacea var. pectinaceaName author: Not supplied
- Eragrostis pensylvanicaName author: Scheele
- Eragrostis pilosa subsp. felzinesiiName author: Portal
- Eragrostis pilosa var. carolinianaName author: (Biehler) Farw.
- Eragrostis pilosa var. pectinaceaName author: (Michx.) Heynh.
- Eragrostis purshiiName author: Schrad. ex A.Gray
- Eragrostis purshii var. delicatulaName author: Munro ex Scribn.
- Eragrostis purshii var. diffusaName author: (Buckley) Vasey
- Eragrostis unionisName author: Steud.
- Poa carolinianaName author: Biehler
- Poa diandraName author: Schrad.
- Poa eragrostisName author: Elliott
- Poa nuttalliiName author: Kunth
- Poa pectinaceaName author: Michx.
- Poa tenellaName author: Nutt.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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