Aegopogon tenellus (DC.) Trin. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Aegopogon tenellus (DC.) Trin.

Summary

Genus:

Aegopogon

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Cynodonteae

Subtribe:

Muhlenbergiinae

Nomen number:

316135

Place of publication:

Gram. unifl. sesquifl. 164. 1824

Verified:

08/21/1991 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym

Lamarckia tenella DC.

No images

Reference(s)

Burger, W. C., ed. Flora costaricensis. 1971-
D'Arcy, W. G. Flora of Panama: checklist and index. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. vols. 17-18. 1987
Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994
FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Hitchcock, A. S. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. 1950
McVaugh, R. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976

Common names

English
fragile grass –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja Norte
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosi
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero
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	Michoacan
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tlaxcala
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Costa Rica
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	El Salvador
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Guatemala
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Honduras
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Panama

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja Norte, Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Veracruz]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona]

Southern America

MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316135. Accessed 17 April 2026.