Poaceae
Tapertip cupgrass
Eriochloa acuminata
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Eriochloa
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Eriochloa acuminataPoaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tapertip cupgrass
Synonyms
- Eriochloa acuminata var. acuminata
- Eriochloa acuminata var. minor (Vasey) R.B.Shaw
- Eriochloa gracilis (E.Fourn.) Hitchc.
- Eriochloa gracilis var. gracilis
- Eriochloa gracilis var. minor (Vasey) Hitchc.
- Eriochloa lemmonii var. gracilis (E.Fourn.) Gould
- Eriochloa lemmonii var. minor (Vasey) Beetle
- Eriochloa punctata var. minor Vasey
- Helopus acuminatus (J.Presl) Steud.
- Helopus gracilis E.Fourn.
- Piptatherum acuminatum J.Presl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.