Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. (Prelim. Cat. 69. 1888.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Martinique, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (Native),
Common Names: Barba de indio (Cuba),
Synonyms: Poa carinata Poir. (in J.B.A.P.M. de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 86. 1804.), Poa hypnoides Lam. (Tabl. Encycl. 1: 185. 1791.),
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