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Eragrostis pilosa

Hairy Love Grass, India Love Grass
Other regional names: Indian Love Grass +1 more
  • Indian Love Grass
  • Indian Lovegrass
Also known as: Catabrosa verticillata (Cav.) P.Beauv. +14 more
  • Catabrosa verticillata (Cav.) P.Beauv.
  • Cynodon pilosus (L.) Raspail, 1825
  • Eragrostis afghanica Gand.
  • Eragrostis albensis H.Scholz
  • Eragrostis bagdadensis Boiss.
  • Eragrostis baguirmensis A.Chev., 1949
  • Eragrostis baguirmiensis A.Chev.
  • Eragrostis bithynica Griseb.
  • Eragrostis collocarpa K.Schum.
  • Eragrostis collocarpa K.Schum. ex Engl.
  • Eragrostis damiensiana subsp. laxior Thell.
  • Eragrostis damiensiana var. laxior Thell.
  • Eragrostis gracillima Hack.
  • Eragrostis imberbis (Franch.) Prob.
  • Eragrostis indica (J.Koenig ex Rottler) Willd. ex Steud.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Poaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.

Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, Eragrostis pilosa (commonly known as Hairy Love Grass or India Love Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
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, Malesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Papuasia, Russian Far East, Siberia, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern Europe, Southern Africa, Southwestern Europe, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Buryatiya, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Central European Russia, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Congo, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Gambia, The, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Hainan, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Portugal, Primorye, Romania, Réunion, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tibet, Togo, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, 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, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, California, Caroline Is., Chile Central, Chile South, Christmas I., Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Great Britain, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kazan-retto, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Line Is., Louisiana, Maine, Marianas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Territory, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Wyoming

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