Eragrostis brownii
Brown's Love Grass, Common Love Grass
Other regional names: Lovegrass
- Lovegrass
Also known as: Eragrostis atrovirens f. brownii (Kunth) Hack. +17 more
- Eragrostis atrovirens f. brownii (Kunth) Hack.
- Eragrostis atrovirens subsp. brownii (Kunth) Hack.
- Eragrostis atrovirens var. ramosa Honda
- Eragrostis bellissima B.S.Sun & S.Wang
- Eragrostis benthamii Mattei
- Eragrostis browneana Nees
- Eragrostis brownii subsp. patens Benth.
- Eragrostis brownii var. patens Benth.
- Eragrostis bulbillifera var. ramosa (Honda) Masam.
- Eragrostis luxoniensis Steud.
- Eragrostis molokaiensis H.St.John
- Eragrostis philippica Jedwabn.
- Eragrostis santapaui K.G.Bhat & Nagendran
- Eragrostis spartinoides Steud.
- Eragrostis urvillei Steud.
- Megastachya brownii P.Beauv. ex Kunth
- Megastachya polymorpha P.Beauv.
- Poa brownei Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Eragrostis brownii (commonly known as Brown's love grass or Common Love Grass) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South-Central Pacific, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Easter Is., Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, South Australia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tasmania, Thailand, Tubuai Is., Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia
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)
Great Britain, Hawaii, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Switzerland