Poaceae
Texas cupgrass
Eriochloa sericea
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Eriochloa
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Eriochloa sericeaPoaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Texas cupgrass
Synonyms
- Helopus junceus Müll.Hal.
- Panicum sericatum Steud.
- Paspalum racemosum Nutt.
- Paspalum sericeum Scheele
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- 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.