| Eragrostis paupera | |
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| Eragrostis paupera | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Eragrostis |
| Species: | E. paupera |
| Binomial name | |
| Eragrostis paupera Jedwabn. [1] | |
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