Eragrostis curvula
African Love Grass, African Love Grass
Other regional names: Boer Love Grass
- Boer Love Grass
Also known as: Eragrostis atrovirens Aubouy, 1877 +18 more
- Eragrostis atrovirens Aubouy, 1877
- Eragrostis capillifolia Nees
- Eragrostis chloromelas Steud.
- Eragrostis curvala (Schrad.) Nees
- Eragrostis curvula subsp. atrata (Schweinf.) Cufod.
- Eragrostis curvula subsp. conferta Stapf
- Eragrostis curvula subsp. decolorans Rendle
- Eragrostis curvula subsp. valida Stapf
- Eragrostis curvula var. ampla
- Eragrostis curvula var. atrata (Schweinf.) Cufod.
- Eragrostis curvula var. conferta Nees
- Eragrostis curvula var. conferta Stapf
- Eragrostis curvula var. curvula
- Eragrostis curvula var. decolorans Rendle
- Eragrostis curvula var. valida Stapf
- Eragrostis filiformis var. conferta (Nees) Thell.
- Eragrostis huillensis Rendle
- Eragrostis jeffreysii Hack.
- Eragrostis lehmanniana subsp. ampla Stapf
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Eragrostis curvula (commonly known as African love grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. The genus Eragrostis is notably large, comprising more than 400 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
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)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Cayman Is., Chile Central, Chile South, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, Myanmar, New Guinea, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, South Australia, South Carolina, Spain, St.Helena, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Uruguay, Utah, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Western Australia, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia