Poaceae
Louisiana cupgrass
Eriochloa punctata
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Eriochloa
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Eriochloa punctataPoaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 苍白野黍
- English
- Louisiana cupgrass
Synonyms
- Agrostis decipiens Salzm. ex Steud.
- Agrostis punctata (L.) Lam.
- Eriochloa kunthii G.Mey.
- Eriochloa polystachya var. punctata (L.) Maiden & Betche
- Eriochloa punctata f. intermedia Parodi
- Eriochloa punctata f. punctata
- Eriochloa punctata var. parodii Herter
- Eriochloa punctata var. punctata
- Eriochloa texana Mez
- Helopus cognatus Steud.
- Helopus kunthii (G.Mey.) Trin. ex Steud.
- Helopus punctatus Nees
- Helopus punctatus var. cognatus (Steud.) Döll
- Helopus punctatus var. grandispicula Döll
- Helopus punctatus var. punctatus
- Milium punctatum L.
- Monachne punctata (L.) Nash
- Oedipachne punctata (L.) Link
- Paspalum meyerianum Spreng.
- Paspalum punctatum (L.) Flüggé
- Piptatherum flavescens Sieber ex Nees
- Piptatherum punctatum (L.) P.Beauv.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: 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.