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Eustachys

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Higher classification
  
Grasses

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Scientific name
  
Eustachys

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Genus

Eustachys Flora of North America Genus Eustachys

Similar
  
Grasses, Enteropogon, Tripogon, Chloris, Brachyachne

Eustachys (fan grass or fingergrass) is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. It is native primarily to warmer parts of the Americas, with a few species in Africa and Asia.

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Species

Species include:

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  1. Eustachys bahiensis (Steud.) Herter - Brazil (Bahia, Paraná, Pernambuco), Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz), Uruguay, Argentina
  2. Eustachys brevipila (Roseng. & Izag.) Caro & E.A.Sánchez - Uruguay, Argentina (Corrientes, Entre Rios), Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul)
  3. Eustachys calvescens (Hack.) Caro & E.A.Sánchez - Uruguay, Argentina (Misiones), Paraguay, Brazil (Mato Grosso, Paraná, Santa Catarina)
  4. Eustachys caribaea (Spreng.) Herter - Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia; naturalized in United States (TX LA MS GA)
  5. Eustachys distichophylla Nees - Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru; naturalized in United States (CA AL GA FL)
  6. Eustachys floridana Chapm. - United States (AL GA FL)
  7. Eustachys glauca Chapm. - United States (MS AL GA FL SC NC)
  8. Eustachys neglecta (Nash) Nash - United States (AL TX FL)
  9. Eustachys paranensis A.M.Molina - Brazil (Paraná)
  10. Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei - Oman, Yemen, eastern + southern Africa from Eritrea to Cape Province
  11. Eustachys petraea (Sw.) Desv. - United States (TX LA MS AL GA FL SC NC PA NY), Mexico, West Indies (Bahamas, Greater + Lesser Antilles), Central + South America; naturalized on various Pacific Islands (Hawaii, Midway, Carolines, Marianas, Kiribati)
  12. Eustachys retusa (Lag.) Kunth - Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia; naturalized in United States (TX FL GA SC NY)
  13. Eustachys swalleniana A.M.Molina - Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul), Uruguay (Cerro Largo)
  14. Eustachys tenera (J.S.Presl) A.Camus - New Guinea, southeast Asia, southern China incl Taiwan
  15. Eustachys uliginosa (Hack.) Herter - Uruguay, Argentina (Corrientes, Entre Rios, Misiones), Paraguay, Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul), Bolivia (Santa Cruz)

Former species

Some species formerly under Eustachys are under the genera Chloris or Ornithogalum, they include:

Eustachys Flora of North America Genus Eustachys

  • Eustachys gayana - Chloris gayana
  • Eustachys polystachya - Chloris submutica
  • Eustachys submutica - Chloris submutica
  • Eustachys latifolia - Ornithogalum arabicum
  • Eustachys pyramidale - Ornithogalum pyramidale

  • Eustachys pinewoods fingergrass 133465 common name Eustachys petraea

    Eustachys Flora of North America Genus Eustachys

    References

    Eustachys Wikipedia