Group: Monocot Rank: species Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, lower, A, 19     

Published In: Florae Africae Australioris Illustrationes Monographicae 406. 1841. (Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.)
Annotation: Nees clearly accepts Eragrostis pectinaceae "Michx.", provides a diagnosis that corresponds to Poa pectinaceae Michx., and the combination is effectively made by indirect citation

Basionym:

!Poa pectinacea Michx.  Flora Boreali-Americana 1: 69. 1803. (Fl. Bor.-Amer.)

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Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Bryophyte Herbarium Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Moss Flora of China System Vascular Herbarium

• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
• superorder:  Lilianae Takht.
• order:  Poales Small
• family:  Poaceae Barnhart
• genus:  Eragrostis Wolf

Other combinations for  !Poa pectinacea Michx.:

Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Steud. Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum 1: 272. 1854. (Syn. Pl. Glumac.)

Common Names:

• tufted love grass (English, United States)
  • Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr 1995. (none). Sci. Comm. Names 1–294.
• tufted spear grass (English, United States)
  • Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr 1995. (none). Sci. Comm. Names 1–294.

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