Erioneuron

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Scleropogoninae
Genus: Erioneuron
Species: E. avenaceum – E. pilosum
Name

Erioneuron Nash in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 143 (1903)
Type species: Erioneuron pilosum (Buckley) Nash in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 144 (1903)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Trichodiclida Cerv., Naturaleza (Madrid) 1870: 346 (1870).

References

Nash, G.V. (1903) Flora of the Southeastern United States 143, 1327.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Erioneuron in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 13. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Erioneuron. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 13.
Tropicos.org 2013. Erioneuron. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Erioneuron. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov. 2013.

Erioneuron is a genus of New World plants in the grass family native to southern North America and southern South America. They are sometimes called by the common name woollygrass. These are tufty grasses with hairy spikelets.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Species[1]

Erioneuron avenaceum (Kunth) Tateoka - shortleaf woollygrass - United States (AZ NM TX), Mexico (from Chihuahua to Oaxaca)
Erioneuron pilosum (Buckley) Nash - hairy woollygrass - United States (AZ NM TX OK KS CO UT NV CA), Mexico (from Chihuahua to Oaxaca), Argentina, Bolivia

formerly included [1]

Erioneuron pulchellum - Dasyochloa pulchella

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Nash, George Valentine. 1903. Flora of the Southeastern United States 143-144
Tropicos, Erioneuron Nash
Jepson Manual Treatment
USDA Plants Profile
Grass Manual Treatment Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine