Eragrostis tef
Abyssinian Love Grass, T'ef
Other regional names: Teff +1 more
- Teff
- Teff Grass
Also known as: Cynodon abyssinicus (Jacq.) Raspail +14 more
- Cynodon abyssinicus (Jacq.) Raspail
- Eragrostis abessinica Link
- Eragrostis abyssinica (Jacq.) Link
- Eragrostis abyssinica var. alba Hochst. ex Chiov.
- Eragrostis abyssinica var. viriidis Hochst. ex Chiov.
- Eragrostis pilosa subsp. abyssinica (Jacq.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Eragrostis pilosa var. tef (Zuccagni) Fiori
- Eragrostis tef f. spiciformis Serp.
- Eragrostis tef subsp. spiciformis (Serp.) Portal & H.Scholz
- Eragrostis tef subsp. tef
- Poa abyssinica Jacq.
- Poa cerealis Salisb.
- Poa flaccida Moench ex Steud.
- Poa radicans Moench
- Poa tef Zuccagni
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Naturally occurring in Africa and Temperate Asia, Eragrostis tef (commonly known as Abyssinian love grass or T'ef) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, 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)
Angola, Argentina Northwest, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil North, Cape Provinces, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Free State, Germany, Great Britain, Guinea, India, Italy, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Northern Provinces, Palestine, Réunion, Senegal, South Australia, South Carolina, South European Russia, Sudan, Switzerland, Tasmania, Ukraine, Victoria, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe