Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about gophertail lovegrass eragrostis ciliaris supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. It is one of the most popular cultivated pastures, especially in the more arid parts, with many commercially available cultivars. One or more of the features that are needed to show you the maps functionality are not available in the web browser that you are using. The taxonomic status of several thai eragrostis taxa is updated.
Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. African lovegrass eragrostis curvula is a longlived i. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. An eragrostis in nahilalakip ha familia nga poaceae ilarom nga taxa. Cenchrus ciliaris is a grass native to southern asia and much of africa. See status, confidence level, source for definitions. Grasses species list common name scientific name stab grass. Diversity of species of eragrostis in northwestern south america. Ang eragrostis sakop sa kabanay nga poaceae matang nga nahiubos. Eragrostis a genus of plants of the family gramineae.
Plants profile for eragrostis ciliaris gophertail lovegrass. Several species are economically important, either as ornamentals, as fodder, for soil stabilisation, etc. Eragrostis is commonly known as lovegrass or canegrass. Invasive grass identification and management module. Cenchrus ciliaris is a palatable species with a high leaf production. Please note that this is a trial program and may end. Collections from the asals of kenya article pdf available in livestock research for rural development 278 august. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialshare alike 3.
Cenchrus ciliaris chloris pycnothrix cymbopogon excavatus cymbopogon marginatus. The inflorescence is a slender fuzzy wand resembling a. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Eragrostis ciliaris woolly love grass 2 high eragrostis curvula weeping love grass 2 low eragrostis gummiflua gum grass ave. Pdf the challenges posed by ipomoea kituensis and the. The name of the genus is derived from the greek words. Leaves with ligule a rim of minute hairs or rarely membranous. Data source and references for eragrostis ciliaris.
While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. Ang eragrostis ciliaris sakop sa kahenera nga eragrostis sa kabanay nga poaceae. Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a creative commons attribution cc by licence. Slender annual or shortlived perennial 3043 cm high. Data source and references for eragrostis ciliaris gophertail lovegrass from the usda plants database. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. How to grow eragrostis plants in your garden gardeners hq guide to growing lovegrass, candygrass, and stinkgrass. The woolly spike is usually distinctive, but sometimes the panicle shape may approach extreme forms of eragrostis tenella. The seeds appear to be of high nutritional value for some animals, but they are also very tiny and.
Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. Eragrostis ciliaris is a loosely clumpforming, annual to shortlived perennial grass, with erect or ascending, usually unbranched culms up to 60cm tall. This is because it is causing a major ecological transformation of savannah ecosystems grazed by livestock. However, a depauperate specimen of stink grass can be easily confused with a typical specimen of lesser love grass because there is some overlap in their.
Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Nutritive composition of eragrostis superba peyr and cenchrus ciliaris l. Peterson annual or perennial, often glandular particularly on the leaf sheaths and inflorescence. These species can be distinguished by the following differences. Eragrostis ciliaris also differs in the possession of only 2 stamens.
Influence of forage value on the choice of grass species. This section identifies plants for the division of plant industry, as well as for other governmental agencies and private individuals. Eragrostis robusta stent eragrostis subulata nees poa curvula schrad. The plants are annual or perennial grasses with flat, narrowly linear leaf blades. Pdf nutritive composition of eragrostis superba peyr and. As of january 2018, the world checklist of selected plant families accepted the following species of eragrostis a. Tef grain is a staple food in ethiopia and tef straw, the main byproduct of tef grain production, is a basal component of livestock diets in this country. Eragrostis wolf e um genero botanico pertencente a familia poaceae, subfamilia chloridoideae, tribo eragrostideae o genero apresenta aproximadamente 840 especies. The plants database includes the following 2 subspecies of eragrostis ciliaris. The pdf file linked from each plant community name describes the model and synthesizes the knowledge available on vegetation composition, structure, and dynamics in that community. Pdf two genus of plants from poaceae family melica and.
The genus contains about 300 species costanza 1974. Ocorrem na europa, africa, asia, australasia, pacifico, america do norte e america do sul. Trotter belongs to the family poaceae, subfamily eragrostoideae, tribe eragrosteae and genus eragrostis. Eragrostis is a large and very difficult genus to name. This page was last edited on 19 december 2019, at 18. This table summarizes fire regime characteristics for each plant community listed. Stink grass closely resembles lesser love grass eragrostis minor in many ways, except the former grass tends to be more robust in size and it tends to have more lemmas in its spikelets. Eragrostis spectabilis, commonly called purple love grass, is a warm season bunchgrass that is native to sandy soils from maine to south dakota south to florida, texas, arizona and mexico. Each spikelet typically comprises several to many florets, the latter arranged in a flattened, oval or much elongated oval linear with the florets tightly imbricate packed close together, alternating. List of plant pictures by scientific name scientific name. Eragrostis article about eragrostis by the free dictionary.
Eragrostis lehmanniana is a grass native to southern africa and introduced to arid areas of india, the usa, brazil, argentina and venezuela. Access is allocated within two business days of purchase and lasts one year. Continuing to use this website means you agree to our use of cookies. Eragrostis plant growing guide love grass, candygrass. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding. We do not use these to store personal information about you. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 412385 with original publication details. Eragrostis is a large and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found in many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands.
Eragrostis is a large and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found in many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands eragrostis is commonly known as lovegrass or canegrass. Pagka karon wala pay siak nga nalista ubos niini niya. The challenges posed by ipomoea kituensis and the grassweed interaction in a reseeded semiarid environment in kenya. Eragrostis lasseri luces is placed as a synonym of eragrostis ciliaris l. Among these traits is apomixis, clonal reproduction by seeds, present in some members of the poaceae like eragrostis curvula. Seventy six percent 76% of the farmers interviewed practice grass reseeding as ameans ofrehabilitating their degraded individual farms. Jstor is part of ithaka, a notforprofit organization helping the academic community use digital technologies to preserve the scholarly record and to advance research and teaching in sustainable ways. Abstract two taxa of eragrostis wolf, namely eragrostis ciliaris var. Grasses of the genus, eragrostis commonly called lovegrasses, are small to medium clumping grasses that are relatively easy to recognize in the field if you closely examine the spikelets. In missouri, it is found throughout the state, most commonly in sandy, rocky or open ground and along roads, fencerows and railroads steyermark. General information eragrostis ciliaris is a loosely clumpforming, annual to shortlived perennial grass, with erect or ascending, usually unbranched culms up to 60cm tall. A field experiment was conducted at dilla district, gedio zone southern ethiopia during the 2014 main cropping season under rainfed condition, to study the effects of variable seed rates and time of nitrogen fertilizer application on yield and yield components of tef. Scanning electron microscopic features of caryopses of eragrostis ae, eragrostis cilianensis. Eragrostis capensis eragrostis chloromelas eragrostis curvula eragrostis gummiflua.
A taxonomic revision of the genus eragrostis poaceae in. United states of america, global register of introduced and invasive species. A highquality genome of eragrostis curvula grass provides. It commonly escapes from plantings, especially into disturbed habitats, where it promotes a grassfire cycle. At least 25 species of eragrostis are present in eastern north america today. Introduced, widespread weed, tolerant of salty places. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. This species looks very different from all of the other eragrostis species in our area. This page was last edited on 15 december 2019, at 01. Eragrostis chloromelas narrow curly leaf 2 low eragrostis cilianensis stink love grass 2 ave. An eragrostis ciliaris in nahilalakip ha genus nga eragrostis, ngan familia nga poaceae. Cenchrus ciliaris, eragrostis superba, and enteropogon macrostachyus, were. No critical subdivision has yet been worked out so the key below relies very heavily on a system that is at least partly artificial.
Annuals or perennials, usually tufted but of various habit. Grasses in the botswana national botanical garden 2015 iii table of contents acknowledgements. Bulk seed annual summer pastures 1 pearl millet babala oct nov 25kgha 2 hybrid forage sorghum supergraze octnov 35kg ha. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Poaceae in poland article pdf available in biodiversity. An artificial key to species and species descriptions is provided along with distributional and ecological data for all taxa.
Tef eragrostis tef zuccagni trotter is a dual purpose cereal, valued for both grain and forage production in dry areas with a short rainy season. Eragrostis is the largest genus in the family poaceae. Eragrostis mexicana and elastic grass eragrostis tenuifolia. It has become invasive, especially in the southwestern usa primarily in arizona, where it was introduced in the 1930s for range restoration purposes. African lovegrass large perennial tussocks that grow to between 30 and 120 cm high. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. One or more of the features that are needed to show you the maps functionality are not available in. Dec 10, 2014 this page was last edited on 9 december 2019, at 14. A taxonomic account of eragrostis in thailand is provided, in which 23 species are recognized. Some members of the genus are native to this region, while others derive from the old world. Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops. Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and. In contrast to the vascular plants, the gametophyte haploid generation of bryophytes constitutes the larger plant form, while the small sporophyte diploid generation grows on or within the gametophyte and depends upon it for nutrition.