Eragrostis cilianensis

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusEragrostis
Species:Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignolo ex Janch.
Common NameStinkgrass; Stink Grass
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
Specimen(s) View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

Currently no photos are available for this plant.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

  • State Boundaries
  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Briza eragrostis Briza eragrostis L.
Briza megastachya Briza megastachya (Koeler) hort. ex Roem. & Schult.
Briza oblonga Briza oblonga Moench
Briza purpurascens Briza purpurascens Muhl.
Calotheca purpurascens Calotheca purpurascens (Muhl.) Spreng.
Eragrostis argentina Eragrostis argentina Jedwabn.
Eragrostis cilianensis subsp. megastachya Eragrostis cilianensis subsp. megastachya (Koeler) Maire & Weiller
Eragrostis eragrostis var. megastachya Eragrostis eragrostis var. megastachya (Koeler) Farw.
Eragrostis major Eragrostis major Host
Eragrostis megastachya Eragrostis megastachya (Koel.) Link
Eragrostis megastachya f. nana Eragrostis megastachya f. nana Lorentz & Niederl.
Eragrostis megastachya var. cilianensis Eragrostis megastachya var. cilianensis (Bellardi) Asch. & Graebn.
Eragrostis minor var. megastachya Eragrostis minor var. megastachya (Koeler) Burtt Davy
Eragrostis multiflora Eragrostis multiflora (Forssk.) Asch.
Eragrostis multiflora var. cilianensis Eragrostis multiflora var. cilianensis (Bellardi) Maire
Eragrostis multiflora var. glandulifera Eragrostis multiflora var. glandulifera
Eragrostis multiflora var. insularis Eragrostis multiflora var. insularis A. Terracc.
Eragrostis multiflora var. subbiloba Eragrostis multiflora var. subbiloba Chiov.
Eragrostis pappiana var. insularis Eragrostis pappiana var. insularis A. Terracc. ex Chiov.
Eragrostis pappii Eragrostis pappii Gand.
Eragrostis poaeoides var. megastachya Eragrostis poaeoides var. megastachya (Koeler) A. Gray
Eragrostis virletii Eragrostis virletii E. Fourn.
Eragrostis vulgaris subsp. megastachya Eragrostis vulgaris subsp. megastachya (Koeler) Douin
Eragrostis vulgaris var. megastachya Eragrostis vulgaris var. megastachya (Koeler) Coss. & Germ.
Megastachya eragrostis Megastachya eragrostis (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
Megastachya obtusa Megastachya obtusa (Nutt.) Schult.
Megastachya purpurascens Megastachya purpurascens (Muhl.) Schult.
Poa cilianensis Poa cilianensis All.
Poa philadelphica Poa philadelphica W.P.C. Barton

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Ballard (KY), Boone (KY), Boyle (KY), Bullitt (KY), Calloway (KY), Carlisle (KY), Carroll (KY), Christian (KY), Clinton (KY), Daviess (KY), Edmonson (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Graves (KY), Green (KY), Greenup (KY), Harrison (KY), Henry (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Laurel (KY), Lewis (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Mason (KY), Meade (KY), Mercer (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Pendleton (KY), Pike (KY), Robertson (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Trimble (KY), Woodford (KY), Blount (TN), Carroll (TN), Cocke (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dyer (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamblen (TN), Henry (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jefferson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Montgomery (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Unicoi (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, BOON, EKY, ETSU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1954 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100127446 Mercer Kentucky 03 Aug 1991 David D. Taylor
16032
EKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
31234100127396 Franklin Kentucky 30 Jul 1981 S. P. Rice
650
EKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
31234100127370 Clinton Kentucky 09 Aug 1999 Mark A. Gorton
99-1034
EKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
31234100127388 Daviess Kentucky 03 Sep 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5336
EKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
31234100127404 Fulton Kentucky 29 Aug 1990 Landon E. McKinney
4528
EKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
31234100127362 Boone Kentucky 29 Aug 1991 Landon E. McKinney
4839
EKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
31234100127495 Dyer Tennessee 23 Jul 2003 Robert Kral
94238
EKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
31234100127438 Marshall Kentucky 06 Oct 1996 Ronald L. Jones
8053
EKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
31234100127347 Laurel Kentucky 13 Jul 1985 Ralph L. Thompson
85-503
EKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
31234100127412 Madison Kentucky 10 Sep 1995 Timothy J. Weckman
1989
EKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
31234100136959 Calloway Kentucky 17 Jul 1998 Ralph L. Thompson
98-499
EKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
31234100753845 Boyle Kentucky 07 Sep 1986 D. K. Shankland
7
EKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
31234100127487 Carroll Tennessee 05 Sep 1971 Betty Ann Thompson
181
EKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
31234100127354 Ballard Kentucky 02 Aug 1984 Raymond Athey
4980
EKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
BEREA006269 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis cilianensis
BEREA006264 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis cilianensis
BEREA006260 Edmonson Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis cilianensis
BEREA006261 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis cilianensis
BEREA006265 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis cilianensis
BEREA006262 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis cilianensis
BEREA006270 DeKalb Tennessee
BEREA
Eragrostis cilianensis
BEREA006267 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis cilianensis
BEREA006259 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis cilianensis
BEREA006268 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis cilianensis
BEREA006266 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis cilianensis
BEREA006263 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis cilianensis
ETSU006803 Johnson Tennessee 13 Sep 2013 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eragrostis cilianensis
ETSU003511 Cocke Tennessee
ETSU
Eragrostis cilianensis
ETSU003508 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Eragrostis cilianensis
ETSU003505 Unicoi Tennessee 20 Sep 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eragrostis cilianensis
ETSU003509 Unicoi Tennessee
ETSU
Eragrostis cilianensis
ETSU003510 Unicoi Tennessee
ETSU
Eragrostis cilianensis
ETSU003507 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Eragrostis cilianensis
31973000021958 Jessamine Kentucky 27 Jul 1979 Snyder, Gary
129
KNK
Eragrostis cilianensis
31973000021954 Owen Kentucky 13 Sep 2003 Thieret, John
61539
KNK
Eragrostis cilianensis
31973000021957 Green Kentucky 11 Aug 1998 Thieret, John
60388
KNK
Eragrostis cilianensis
31973000021959 Robertson Kentucky 13 Aug 1981 Thieret, John
52721
KNK
Eragrostis cilianensis
31973000021956 Daviess Kentucky 31 Jul 2000 Thieret, John
60893
KNK
Eragrostis cilianensis
31973000021955 Owen Kentucky 16 Jul 2004 Thieret, John
61818
KNK
Eragrostis cilianensis
31973000021961 Pendleton Kentucky 10 Sep 1983 Buddell, George
3208
KNK
Eragrostis cilianensis
MDKY00004634 Carroll Kentucky
MDKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
MDKY00004635 Mason Kentucky
MDKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031109 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031104 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031090 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031471 Livingston Kentucky
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031111 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031097 Hamblen Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031119 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031106 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031095 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031118 Washington Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031107 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031092 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031099 Jefferson Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031089 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031091 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031116 Tipton Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031101 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031093 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031102 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031088 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031115 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031113 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031117 Warren Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031453 Fayette Kentucky
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031108 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031098 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031103 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031105 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031110 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031112 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031100 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031114 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031094 Gibson Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
TENN-V-0031096 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis cilianensis
UCHT002781 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Eragrostis cilianensis
UCHT002780 Knox Tennessee
UCHT
Eragrostis cilianensis
009016 Carroll Tennessee
BOON
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032916 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032912 Houston Tennessee
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032904 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0095346 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032911 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0095343 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032914 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0086562 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0050839 Edmonson Kentucky 21 Jul 1988 Landon McKinney
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0068153 Greenup Kentucky 09 Aug 1982 Max Medley
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032913 Carroll Tennessee
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0068250 Livingston Kentucky 12 Jul 1994 Landon McKinney
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0109282 Franklin Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032917 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0071841 McLean Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032921 Roane Tennessee
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0095345 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0095347 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0068247 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0095342 Owen Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032915 Robertson Tennessee
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0102897 Pike Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0076182 Franklin Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0071834 Franklin Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032902 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0068152 Jefferson Kentucky 17 Oct 1982 Max Medley
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0079854 Trimble Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0095344 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032905 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032903 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0095348 Henry Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032907 Houston Tennessee
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
31234100127420 Madison Kentucky 23 Sep 1986 Rob Wiesman
10
EKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
N/A Jessamine Kentucky 31 Jul 1954 Mary E. Wharton
8570
EKY
Eragrostis megastachya
31234100127453 Mercer Kentucky 31 Jul 1993 David D. Taylor
17222
EKY
Eragrostis cilianensis
MEM003596 Henry Kentucky 29 Jun 1962 J.L. Gentry Jr.
383
MEM
Eragrostis cilianensis
MEM011087 Harrison Kentucky 06 Sep 1964 Johnny B. Varner
398
MEM
Eragrostis cilianensis
MEM012878 Franklin Kentucky 09 Jul 1956 Mary E. Wharton
10277
MEM
Eragrostis cilianensis
MEM012953 Fayette Kentucky 19 Jul 1955 Mary E. Wharton
9185
MEM
Eragrostis cilianensis
MEM008042 Shelby Tennessee 11 Jun 1971 John E. Thompson Jr.
245
MEM
Eragrostis cilianensis
MEM000107 Shelby Tennessee 16 Jun 1960 M.D. Hassell
s.n.
MEM
Eragrostis cilianensis
MEM013809 Tipton Tennessee 28 Jul 1968 Sarah J. Warrington
234
MEM
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032918 Todd Kentucky 10 Sep 1980 Edward Chester
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032908 Christian Kentucky 10 Aug 1993 Sallie Noel
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032920 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0095457 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032910 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032919 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
APSC0032909 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Eragrostis cilianensis
MTSU003580 Davidson Tennessee 11 Jul 2001 Angela Cathey
MTSU
Eragrostis cilianensis
UCHT035796 Montgomery Tennessee
UCHT
Eragrostis cilianensis
ETSU032570 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Eragrostis cilianensis
MEM014986 Carlisle Kentucky 03 Sep 1978 Raymond Athey
4234
MEM
Eragrostis cilianensis
MEM012665 Woodford Kentucky 25 Jun 1956 Mary E. Wharton
10384
MEM
Eragrostis cilianensis
MTSU003616 Rutherford Tennessee 09 Aug 1986 Landon E. McKinney
MTSU
Eragrostis cilianensis
UCHT035797 Tennessee
UCHT
Eragrostis cilianensis
UCHT035798 Williamson Tennessee
UCHT
Eragrostis cilianensis
UOS07931 Franklin Tennessee 05-Oct-07 Yolande M. Gottfried
UOS
Eragrostis cilianensis
MEM006002 Graves Kentucky 06 Jun 1970 Raymond Athey
1063
MEM
Eragrostis cilianensis
MEM013628 Boone Kentucky 27 Aug 1974 Johnny B. Varner
9149
MEM
Eragrostis cilianensis
MEM013038 Anderson Kentucky 17 Aug 1955 Mary E. Wharton
9429
MEM
Eragrostis cilianensis
First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Records per Page:

Plant Photos