Eragrostis japonica
Japanese Love Grass, Pond Love Grass
Other regional names: Pond Lovegrass
- Pond Lovegrass
Also known as: Aira koenigii J.F.Gmel. +16 more
- Aira koenigii J.F.Gmel.
- Airopsis aurea Steud., 1846
- Airopsis jubata Griseb.
- Catabrosa micrantha Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Catabrosa pilosa Steud.
- Diandrochloa diarrhena (Schult. & Schult.f.) A.N.Henry
- Diandrochloa diplachnoides (Steud.) A.N.Henry
- Diandrochloa glomerata (Walter) Burkart
- Diandrochloa japonica (Thunb.) A.N.Henry
- Diandrochloa namaquensis (Nees) De Winter
- Diandrochloa namaquensis (Nees) DeWinter
- Diplachne elongata Hochst. ex Steud.
- Diplachne poiformis Hochst. ex Steud.
- Eragrostis aturensis (Kunth) Trin. ex Steud.
- Eragrostis aurea Steud.
- Eragrostis brasiliana Nees
- Eragrostis conferta (Elliott) Trin.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Eragrostis japonica (commonly known as Japanese love grass or Pond Love Grass) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant within the Poaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Middle Asia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Solomon Is., Somalia, South European Russia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Illinois, Lebanon-Syria, Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Nicaragua, Oklahoma, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.