Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees
POACEAE
- Grass family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees
Nomencl. ref.: Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 397 (1841)
Rank: species
Images of Eragrostis curvula
Common names
U.S.
name:
Weeping lovegrass
English name: African love grass English name: Boer love grass
Spanish name: pasto llorón
Italian name: Panicella ricurva
Grown habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Eragrostis chloromelas Steud.
= Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees var. conferta Stapf
= Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees var. curvula
= Eragrostis robusta Stent
Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees var. conferta Stapf
2) Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees var. curvula
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Eragrostis
Species:
Page counter: 2989 ( AVG: 223.28 / 292.715 )
Gallery:
Eragrostis curvula
Habit at Uprange, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Eragrostis curvula
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Eragrostis curvula
Credit: Photo by Silviana Mauri - Milano
Eragrostis curvula
Habit at Uprange, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Eragrostis curvula
Credit: Photo by Silviana Mauri - Milano
Eragrostis curvula
Credit: Photo by Silviana Mauri - Milano
Eragrostis curvula
Habit at Uprange, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Eragrostis curvula
Credit: Photo by Silviana Mauri - Milano
Eragrostis curvula
Credit: Photo by Silviana Mauri - Milano
Eragrostis curvula
Habit at K2, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Eragrostis curvula
Credit: Photo by Silviana Mauri - Milano
Eragrostis curvula
Credit: Photo by Silviana Mauri - Milano
Eragrostis curvula
Seeds at Lua Makika, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Eragrostis curvula
Jose Hernandez - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Eragrostis curvula
Habit at Lua Makika, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Eragrostis curvula
Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. Washington, DC. - Non-Copyrighted Image
Eragrostis curvula
Credit: Photo by Silviana Mauri - Milano
Eragrostis curvula
Credit: Photo by Silviana Mauri - Milano
Eragrostis curvula
Credit: Photo by Silviana Mauri - Milano
Eragrostis curvula
Habit at Lua Makika, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Eragrostis curvula
Jose Hernandez - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Eragrostis curvula
Habit at Uprange, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Eragrostis curvula
Habit at Lua Makika, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Eragrostis curvula
Habit at Uprange, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Eragrostis curvula
Habit at Lua Makika, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Eragrostis curvula
Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Eragrostis curvula
Habit at Lua Makika, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Eragrostis curvula
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Eragrostis curvula
Credit: Photo by Silviana Mauri - Milano
Eragrostis curvula
Habit at Lua Makika, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Search for more information on the Web
All families All genera
Links:
- The New Plantfinder - Images and local names of vascular plants - Project Dryades / KeyToNature, coordinated by the Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
- Lichens - Interactive identification keys to the lichens
- Acta Plantarum - Forum and Image Gallery (Plants, Animals, Mushrooms)
Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV), USA+ (Puerto Rico)
Map for Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
Kingdoms
(Select a kingdom and click on Ok)
Divisions
(Select a division and click on Ok)
Classes
(Select a class and click on Ok)
Families
(Select a family and click on Ok)
Genera (Poaceae)
(Select a genus and click on Ok)
Common names (Eragrostis)
(Select a common name and click on Ok)
More species:
1) Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees var. conferta Stapf [192]
2) Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees var. curvula [149]
3) Eragrostis cyperoides (Thunb.) P. Beauv. [216]
4) Eragrostis echinochloidea Stapf [299]
5) Eragrostis erosa Scribn. [333]
6) Eragrostis frankii C.A. Mey. ex Steud. [425]
7) Eragrostis grandis Hillebr. var. polyantha Hillebr. [145]
8) Eragrostis japonica (Thunb.) Trin. [315]
9) Eragrostis monticola (Gaudich.) Hillebr. [404]
10) Eragrostis paupera Jedw. [698]
2-May-2024 - Week-18