Calflora
Taxon  Report   3177    
Eriochloa acuminata  (C. Presl) Hitchc.  var. acuminata 
Taper tipped cupgrass,   Tapertip cupgrass
Eriochloa acuminata var. acuminata, a monocot, is an annual grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: Poaceae  
Genus: Eriochloa
Parent: Eriochloa acuminata

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: wetland-riparian, agricultural weed

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSEriochloa gracilis
PLANTSEriochloa lemmonii var. gracilis
More information about  Eriochloa acuminata var. acuminata

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/17/2021).