Eustachys (fan grass or fingergrass) is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. It is native primarily to warmer parts of the Americas, with a few species in Africa and Asia.
Species
Species include:
Eustachys bahiensis (Steud.) Herter - Brazil (Bahia, Paraná, Pernambuco), Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz), Uruguay, Argentina
Eustachys brevipila (Roseng. & Izag.) Caro & E.A.Sánchez - Uruguay, Argentina (Corrientes, Entre Rios), Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul)
Eustachys calvescens (Hack.) Caro & E.A.Sánchez - Uruguay, Argentina (Misiones), Paraguay, Brazil (Mato Grosso, Paraná, Santa Catarina)
Eustachys caribaea (Spreng.) Herter - Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia; naturalized in United States (TX LA MS GA)
Eustachys distichophylla Nees - Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru; naturalized in United States (CA AL GA FL)
Eustachys floridana Chapm. - United States (AL GA FL)
Eustachys glauca Chapm. - United States (MS AL GA FL SC NC)
Eustachys neglecta (Nash) Nash - United States (AL TX FL)
Eustachys paranensis A.M.Molina - Brazil (Paraná)
Eustachys paspaloides (Vahl) Lanza & Mattei - Oman, Yemen, eastern + southern Africa from Eritrea to Cape Province
Eustachys petraea (Sw.) Desv. - United States (TX LA MS AL GA FL SC NC PA NY), Mexico, West Indies (Bahamas, Greater + Lesser Antilles), Central + South America; naturalized on various Pacific Islands (Hawaii, Midway, Carolines, Marianas, Kiribati)
Eustachys retusa (Lag.) Kunth - Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia; naturalized in United States (TX FL GA SC NY)
Eustachys swalleniana A.M.Molina - Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul), Uruguay (Cerro Largo)
Eustachys tenera (J.S.Presl) A.Camus - New Guinea, southeast Asia, southern China incl Taiwan
Eustachys uliginosa (Hack.) Herter - Uruguay, Argentina (Corrientes, Entre Rios, Misiones), Paraguay, Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul), Bolivia (Santa...
