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Poaceae
Eustachys

not marked as a favorite taxon *Eustachys caribaea (Sprengel) Herter. Common name: Chickenfoot Grass, Caribbean Finger-grass. Habitat: Roadsides, other disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of South America. Reported for AL (Henry and Houston counties) by Diamond (2013b).

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Origin/Endemic status: South America

Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FNA25, K4; = Chloris capensis Spreng. — HC, misapplied; = Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei ssp. caribaea (Spreng.) Nowack. Basionym: Chloris caribaea Spreng. 1824

Links to other floras: = Eustachys caribaea - FNA25

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