Poaceae

Eriachne pallescens R.Br.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Eriachne

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Eriachne pallescens (Eriachne pallescens) — FlowerPhoto: scallions, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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Chinese: 鷓鴣草, 鹧鸪草

Synonyms

Aira chinensis Retz.
Aira effusa Spreng.
Eriachne anomala W.Hartley
Eriachne chinensis Hance
Eriachne gracilis Brongn.
Eriachne hookeri Munro
Eriachne muelleri Domin
Eriachne pallescens var. gracilis (Brongn.) Lazarides
Eriachne pallescens var. muelleri (Domin) W.Hartley
Eriachne pallescens var. pallescens
Eriachne stricta Steud.
Eriachne yarrabensis Domin
Tricholaena chinensis (Retz.) Domin

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: scallions, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Scott W. Gavins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott W. Gavins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott W. Gavins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.