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African love grass

Eragrostis curvula

Family: Poaceae Genus: Eragrostis Species: curvula

Synonyms: Poa atrovirens, Eragrostis curvula var. conferta, Eragrostis capillifolia, Poa curvula, Eragrostis chloromelas, Eragrostis pubiculmis, Eragrostis jeffreysii, Eragrostis huillensis, Eragrostis subulata, Eragrostis curvula var. valida, Eragrostis curvula var. decolorans, Eragrostis robusta, Eragrostis procerior, Eragrostis thunbergiana var. atrata, Eragrostis poa, Eragrostis thunbergiana, Eragrostis curvula var. atrata, Eragrostis lehmanniana var. ampla, Poa capensis

African love grass (en)
Eragrostis curvula — flower
Eragrostis curvula — flower

Botanical Description

Flower: Inconspicuous

Foliage: Texture: fine

Native Region: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Chemistry & External Identifiers

Trefle ID
228335

Important Disclaimer

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