Taxon: Eleusine multiflora Hochst. ex A. Rich.

Summary

Genus:

Eleusine

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Cynodonteae

Subtribe:

Eleusininae

Nomen number:

14999

Place of publication:

Tent. fl. abyss. 2:412. 1850-1851

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6674916

Comment:

the date of volume 2 of Richard's work, lacking from the title page but given as 1850 in TL-2, is given by Pritzel as 1851 (K. Gandhi, pers. comm. via e-mail on 29 Jun 2012)

Verified:

11/29/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (2 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: lists as Eleusine multiflora A. Rich.
Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: lists as Eleusine multiflora A. Rich.
Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora. Note: lists as Eleusine multiflora A. Rich.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	fat-spike yard grass			1	Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya		Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: lists as Eleusine multiflora A. Rich.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania		Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: lists as Eleusine multiflora A. Rich.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea		Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: lists as Eleusine multiflora A. Rich.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia		Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: lists as Eleusine multiflora A. Rich.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa		Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen		Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora. Note: lists as Eleusine multiflora A. Rich.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tlaxcala	Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen

Naturalized
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Tlaxcala]

Reference(s)

Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: lists as Eleusine multiflora A. Rich.
Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: lists as Eleusine multiflora A. Rich.
Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora. Note: lists as Eleusine multiflora A. Rich.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Weed			Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango

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://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=14999. Accessed 11 May 2026.