ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Zeugites americanus

Name author: Willd.

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Zeugites
Species: Zeugites americanus
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1805

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Zeugites americanus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

22 synonyms in this snapshot

Apluda zeugitesName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Despretzia mexicanaName author: Kunth
Krombholzia mexicanaName author: (Kunth) Rupr. ex E.Fourn.
Panicum schiedeiName author: Spreng. ex Steud.
Senites haitiensisName author: Hitchc. & Chase
Senites mexicanusName author: (Kunth) Hitchc.
Senites pringleiName author: (Scribn.) Hitchc.
Senites zeugitesName author: (L.) Nash ex Hitchc.
Zeugites americanus subsp. americanusName author: Not supplied
Zeugites americanus subsp. haitensisName author: Pilg.
Zeugites americanus subsp. mexicanusName author: (Kunth) Pilg.
Zeugites americanus var. americanusName author: Not supplied
Zeugites americanus var. glandulosusName author: Hack.
Zeugites americanus var. mexicanusName author: (Kunth) McVaugh
Zeugites americanus var. pringleiName author: (Scribn.) McVaugh
Zeugites coloratusName author: Griseb.
Zeugites galeottianusName author: Hemsl.
Zeugites haitiensisName author: (Pilg.) Urb.
Zeugites jamaicensisName author: Raeusch.
Zeugites mexicanusName author: (Kunth) Trin. ex Steud.
Zeugites mexicanus var. glandulosusName author: Hack.
Zeugites pringleiName author: Scribn.

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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