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Eragrostis peruviana

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Eragrostis peruviana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Eragrostis
Species:
E. peruviana
Binomial name
Eragrostis peruviana
(Jacq.) Trin.[1]

Eragrostis peruviana is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to Peru to northern Chile, including the Desventuradas Islands. It was first described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1787 as Poa peruviana, and transferred to Eragrostis by Carl Bernhard von Trinius in 1830.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Eragrostis peruviana", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-01-19