*Eriochloa polystachya Kunth. Common name: Caribbean Cupgrass, Carib Grass, Malojilla. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of the West Indies, Central America, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, K4, Meso6, SFla, WH3. Basionym: Eriochloa polystachya Kunth 1815 [1816]
Links to other floras: = Eriochloa polystachya - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
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