Taxon: Steinchisma hians (Elliott) Nash

Summary

Genus:

Steinchisma

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paspaleae

Subtribe:

Otachyriinae

Nomen number:

433174

Place of publication:

J. K. Small, Fl. s.e. U.S. 105. 1903

Verified:

05/29/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

14 (11 active, 11 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym
Panicum hians Elliott

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Panicum milioides Nees ex Trin.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: = Panicum hians Elliott
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Renvoize, S. A. 1988. Hatschbach's Parana grasses
Renvoize, S. A. 1998. Gramineas de Bolivia
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1998. Revision and cladistic analysis of Steinchisma (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85:647-649.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	gaping panic grass			1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri	s.e.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia	w.-c.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=3247	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina	http://cricket.biol.sc.edu/herb/S/2335.jpg	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: = Panicum hians Elliott
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Bahia
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Goiás
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso do Sul
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Minas Gerais
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Paraná		Renvoize, S. A. 1988. Hatschbach's Parana grasses
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Piauí
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Santa Catarina
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: = Panicum hians Elliott
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: = Panicum hians Elliott
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: = Panicum hians Elliott
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: = Panicum hians Elliott
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Buenos Aires
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Chaco
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Córdoba
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Corrientes
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Entre Ríos
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Formosa
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Jujuy
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Misiones
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Salta
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Santa Fe
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Santiago del Estero
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Tucumán
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Alto Paraguay
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Alto Paraná
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Amambay
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Boquerón
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Central
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Concepción
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Cordillera
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Guairá
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Paraguarí
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	Presidente Hayes
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay	San Pedro
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	El Beni		Renvoize, S. A. 1998. Gramineas de Bolivia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Santa Cruz		Renvoize, S. A. 1998. Gramineas de Bolivia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Tarija		Renvoize, S. A. 1998. Gramineas de Bolivia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Cundinamarca
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Valle del Cauca

Native
Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [West Virginia (w.-c.)]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Missouri (s.e.), Oklahoma]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=3247), Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina (http://cricket.biol.sc.edu/herb/S/2335.jpg), Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (s.), Texas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Piauí, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [El Beni, Santa Cruz, Tarija], Colombia [Cundinamarca, Valle del Cauca]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires], Paraguay [Alto Paraná, Amambay, Boquerón, Central, Concepción, Cordillera, Guairá, Alto Paraguay, Paraguarí, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro], Uruguay

Reference(s)

Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: = Panicum hians Elliott
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Renvoize, S. A. 1988. Hatschbach's Parana grasses
Renvoize, S. A. 1998. Gramineas de Bolivia

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=433174. Accessed 17 April 2026.