Echinochloa polystachya
Aleman Grass, Creeping River Grass
Also known as: Echinochloa polystachya var. polystachya +12 more
- Echinochloa polystachya var. polystachya
- Echinochloa polystachya var. spectabilis (Nees ex Trin.) Mart.Crov.
- Echinochloa spectabilis (Nees ex Trin.) Link
- Echinochloa spectalibis (Nees) Link
- Oplismenus polystachyus Kunth
- Oplismenus spectabilis (Nees ex Trin.) Kunth
- Orthopogon hirsutus Spreng. ex Steud.
- Panicum bonplandianum Steud.
- Panicum phyllanthum Steud.
- Panicum spectabile Nees
- Panicum spectabile Nees ex Trin.
- Panicum spectabile var. phyllanthum (Steud.) Döll, 1877
- Pseudechinolaena spectabilis (Nees ex Trin.) Herter
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Originating in North America and South America, Echinochloa polystachya (commonly known as Aleman grass or Creeping River Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.