Ehrharta erecta

Taxobox
name = "Ehrharta erecta"


image_width = 170px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
tribus = Ehrharteae
genus = "Ehrharta"
species = "E. erecta"
binomial = "Ehrharta erecta"
binomial_authority = Lam.

"Ehrharta erecta" is a species of grass also known as panic veldtgrass, ehrharta, Lamarck's ehrharta, and veld grass. The species is native to Southern Africa and Yemen. It is a documented invasive species in the United States, New Zealand, Australia, southern Europe, and China.

The species is perennial, it can form seed although most reproduction is vegetative and occurs by rooting at the nodes. The grass is normally 30 to 50 centimeters tall, although it may reach two meters in height.

The species has been used for forage and in ecological restoration, like dune stabilization. However it has become invasive in many areas.

References

* [http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/esadocs/documnts/ehrh_sp.html Element Stewardship Abstracts, Ehrharta spp.]