Eleusine multiflora
Fat Spike Yard Grass, Fat Spiked Yard Grass
Also known as: Eragrostis kwaiensis Peter
- Eragrostis kwaiensis Peter
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Eleusine multiflora (commonly known as Fat-Spike Yard Grass or Fat-Spiked Yard-Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Northeast Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Free State, Lesotho, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Northern Provinces