Eragrostis ciliaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Eragrostis
Species:
E. ciliaris
Binomial name
Eragrostis ciliaris
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Andropogon amboinicus (L.) Merr.
    • Cynodon ciliaris (L.) Raspail
    • Eragrostis amboinensis Trin. ex Steud.
    • Eragrostis amboinica (L.) Druce
    • Eragrostis arabica Jaub. & Spach
    • Eragrostis boryana (Willd.) Steud.
    • Eragrostis ciliaris subsp. brachystachya (Boiss.) H.Scholz
    • Eragrostis compta Link
    • Eragrostis lasseri Luces
    • Eragrostis lobata Trin.
    • Eragrostis pulchella Parl.
    • Eragrostis villosa Trin.
    • Erosion ciliare (L.) Lunell
    • Macroblepharus contractus Phil.
    • Megastachya boryana (Willd.) Roem. & Schult.
    • Megastachya ciliaris (L.) P.Beauv.
    • Poa amboinensis L.
    • Poa amboinica L.
    • Poa boryana Willd.
    • Poa ciliaris L.
    • Poa compta (Link) Kunth
    • Poa elegans Poir.
    • Poa elliptica Willd. ex Steud.
    • Poa lobata (Trin.) Kunth

Eragrostis ciliaris, the gophertail lovegrass, is a species of grass (family Poaceae).[2] It is native to the Old World Tropics; nearly all of Africa, Madagascar, other Indian Ocean islands, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines and a number of Pacific islands, and has been introduced to the New World Tropics and Subtropics, from the southern United States to Argentina, the Caribbean, and other Pacific islands.[1] Its seeds are edible and nutritious, but quite small and difficult to harvest and handle, so it is usually regarded as a famine food.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. Duenas-Lopez, Manuel Angel (2018). "Eragrostis ciliaris (gophertail lovegrass)". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. doi:10.1079/ISC.110236.20203482895. S2CID 242347987. ... Common Names ... gophertail grass; lovegrass; woolly love grass
  3. Fern, Ken (30 July 2021). "Useful Tropical Plants Eragrostis ciliaris". tropical.theferns.info. Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 22 February 2022.


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