Taxon:  Eriochloa acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth var. minor (Vasey) R. B. Shaw



Summary
Genus:
Eriochloa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Melinidinae
Nomen number:
318452
Place of publication:
R. B. Shaw & R. D. Webster, Sida 12:174.  1987
Verified:
05/04/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Eriochloa acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth (0 active accession[s])
Eriochloa acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth var. acuminata (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Eriochloa punctata (L.) Ham. var. minor Vasey

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Eriochloa gracilis (E. Fourn.) Hitchc. var. minor (Vasey) Hitchc.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern America Mexico n. & c. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesNevadas.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, Nevada (s.)]
  • REGION: Mexico (n. & c.)

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=318452. Accessed 18 October 2026.