Enneapogon desvauxii P. Beauv. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Enneapogon desvauxii P. Beauv.

Summary

Genus:

Enneapogon

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Eragrostideae

Subtribe:

Cotteinae

Nomen number:

15171

Place of publication:

Ess. Agrostogr. 82, 161, t. 16, fig. 11. 1812

Verified:

12/18/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 1 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Enneapogon brachystachyus (Jaub. & Spach) Stapf

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Pappophorum brachystachyum Jaub. & Spach

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Reference(s)

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Common names

English
feather pappus grass –
nine-awn pappus grass –
spike pappus grass –
Afrikaans
kalkgras –
wondergras –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Cape Verde
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Chad
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Libya
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Botswana
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Cape Province
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Free State
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Transvaal
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Niger
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Oman
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Saudi Arabia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Monggol
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Ningxia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Qinghai
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Buryatia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Irkutsk
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Egypt	Sinai
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja Sur
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo Leon
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosi
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Federal District
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Queretaro
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru

Native
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
MACARONESIA: Cape Verde
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Chad
NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa [Cape Province, Free State, Transvaal]
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Niger

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
CHINA: China [Anhui, Hebei, Liaoning, Nei Monggol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shanxi, Xinjiang]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Buryatia, Irkutsk]
WESTERN ASIA: Egypt [Sinai], Israel

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India

Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Zacatecas]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Federal District, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Utah]

Southern America

SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Peru

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=15171. Accessed 18 July 2025.