Poaceae
Argentine fingergrass
Eustachys retusa
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Eustachys
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Argentine fingergrass
Synonyms
- Chloris argentina (Hack.) Lillo & Parodi
- Chloris argentinensis Lillo & Parodi
- Chloris distichophylla var. argentina Hack.
- Chloris retusa Lag.
- Eustachys argentina (Hack.) Herter
- Eustachys argentinensis (Lillo & Parodi) Herter
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.