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. * Eriochloa acuminata – tapertip cupgrass - Mexico, southern USA (from CA to MD + FL), northern Argentina 2. * Eriochloa aristata – bearded cupgrass - Mexico, USA (AZ, CA, MS) 3. * Eriochloa australiensis - Australia 4. * Eriochloa boliviensis - Bolivia 5. * Eriochloa boxiana - Mexico, Central America, Lesser Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela 6. * Eriochloa contracta – prairie cupgrass - Mexico, USA (from CA to FL to MN), Ontario 7. * Eriochloa crebra - Australia 8. * Eriochloa distachya - Central + South America 9. * Eriochloa fatmensis – tropical cu