Eriochloa is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family, commonly callsed cupgrass. They are found across much of Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas, plus a few places in European Russia. Species 1. \n* Eriochloa acuminata – tapertip cupgrass - Mexico, southern USA (from CA to MD + FL), northern Argentina 2. \n* Eriochloa aristata – bearded cupgrass - Mexico, USA (AZ, CA, MS) 3. \n* Eriochloa australiensis - Australia 4. \n* Eriochloa boliviensis - Bolivia 5. \n* Eriochloa boxiana - Mexico, Central America, Lesser Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela 6. \n* Eriochloa contracta – prairie cupgrass - Mexico, USA (from CA to FL to MN), Ontario 7. \n* Eriochloa crebra - Australia 8. \n* Eriochloa distachya - Central + South America 9. \n* Eriochloa fatmensis – tropical cu