Eriochloa nelsoni

Eriochloa nelsoni Scribn. & Sm. Bull. U. S. Dep. Agr
Agrost. 4 : 12. 1897.
Leaves and portions of the stem softly pubescent. Stems up to 1 m. tall, branched;: blades up to 2 dm. long and 1.5 cm. wide; inflorescence 1-] .5 dm. long, the axis densely pubescent with spreading hairs; racemes spreading or ascending, 2-3 cm. long, the rachis pubescent with short and long hairs, the pedicels with a terminal tuft of numerous stiff hairs equaling or exceeding the spikelet; spikelets 5-7 mm. long, acutish or obtuse, elliptic, the first scale wanting, the second and third scales appressed-hirsute, except at the apex, the fruitingscale smooth and shining.
Type locality : Hills east of Cuicatlan, Oaxaca. Distribution : Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Morelos.