Eragrostis minor
Lesser Love Grass, Little Love Grass
Other regional names: Little Lovegrass
- Little Lovegrass
Also known as: Eragrostis beguinotii Belosersky +18 more
- Eragrostis beguinotii Belosersky
- Eragrostis boresthenica Gruner
- Eragrostis borysthenica (Schmalh.) Klokov
- Eragrostis cilianensis f. minor (Host) Maire & Weiller
- Eragrostis cilianensis f. nana Maire & Weiller
- Eragrostis cilianensis subsp. nana Maire & Weiller
- Eragrostis cilianensis subsp. pooides (Husn.) Maire
- Eragrostis cilianensis subsp. pooides (P.Beauv.) Husn.
- Eragrostis eragrostis (L.) H.Karst.
- Eragrostis eragrostis (L.) P.Beauv.
- Eragrostis eragrostis subsp. microstachya (Coss. & Germ.) Farw.
- Eragrostis eragrostis var. microstachya Coss. & Germ.
- Eragrostis eragrostis var. microstachya Farw.
- Eragrostis magastachya var. poaeoides (P.Beauv.) Husn.
- Eragrostis megalostachya subsp. pooides (P.Beauv.) Husn.
- Eragrostis megastachya subsp. poaeoides (Palisot de Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes) Husnot
- Eragrostis megastachya subsp. pooides Husn.
- Eragrostis megastachya var. nana Trab.
- Eragrostis megastachya var. poaeoides Husn., 1898
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, Eragrostis minor (commonly known as Lesser Love-grass or Little Love Grass) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Papuasia, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Azores, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, Burundi, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, North Caucasus, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia
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, Arkansas, Baltic States, Belgium, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Krasnoyarsk, Louisiana, Maine, Marianas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, Niue, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Réunion, Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Wake I., Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming