A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Eragrostis mexicana (Hornem.) Link ssp. virescens (J. Presl) S.D. Koch & Sánchez Vega[FNA25, HC2]
Mexican lovegrass, orcutt's lovegrass
Publication: Phytologia 58(6): 380. 1985.
Origin: Introduced from southwestern United States
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA25: "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."
Last updated 12/9/2023 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Eragrostis orcuttiana Vasey[HC]
Eragrostis virescens J. Presl
