- Eragrostis
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image_caption = "Eragrostis paupera "
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
unranked_ordo =Commelinids
ordo =Poales
familia =Poaceae
subfamilia =Chloridoideae
tribus =Eragrostideae
genus = "Eragrostis"
genus_authority = Host
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = Numerous, see textLovegrass is the
genus "Eragrostis" of thePoaceae (grass family). Being the namesake genus of the tribeEragrostideae , it would remain therein if this group remains valid after revision of theChloridoideae .They are dispersed by passing animals; its seeds' hooks latch on to fur or hair, or to clothes.
Lepidoptera whosecaterpillar s feed on "Eragrostis" include theZabulon Skipper , "Poanes zabulon".Lovegrasses are little utilized by humans. They can be used as
livestock fodder . The seeds appear to be of extremely high nutritional value at least in somespecies , but they are also extremely tiny and collecting them for food is cumbersome and not usually done. A notable exception isteff , used to make most of the traditional breads of theHorn of Africa :Ethiopia n "injera " andSomalia n "laxoox ", and grown as a crop of commercial importance. "E. clelandii" and "E. tremula" are recorded asfamine food s inAustralia andChad , respectively [Freedman (1998)] . Other species, like "E. tenella", are used asornamental plant s.elected species
* "Eragrostis abyssinica" var. "teff" – Red Teff
* "Eragrostis airoides "
* "Eragrostis amabilis "
* "Eragrostis atropioides "
* "Eragrostis atrovirens "
* "Eragrostis bahiensis " –Bahia Lovegrass
* "Eragrostis barrelieri "
* "Eragrostis brownii "
* "Eragrostis capillaris " –Tiny Lovegrass ,Lace Grass
* "Eragrostis cilianensis " –Stink-grass
* "Eragrostis ciliaris "
* "Eragrostis clelandii "
* "Eragrostis condensata "
* "Eragrostis cumingii "
* "Eragrostis curtipedicellata "
* "Eragrostis curvula " –Weeping Lovegrass ,African Lovegrass ,
** "Eragrostis curvula" var. "conferta" –Boer Lovegrass
* "Eragrostis concinna "
* "Eragrostis cylindriflora "
* "Eragrostis deflexa "
* "Eragrostis diversiflora "
* "Eragrostis echinochloa "
* "Eragrostis echinochloidea "
* "Eragrostis elliottii "
* "Eragrostis elongata "
* "Eragrostis erosa "
* "Eragrostis ferruginea "
* "Eragrostis fosbergii "
* "Eragrostis frankii " –Frank's Lovegrass
* "Eragrostis gangetica "
* "Eragrostis glutinosa "
* "Eragrostis grandis "
* "Eragrostis hirsuta "
* "Eragrostis hosakae "
* "Eragrostis hypnoides " –Teal Lovegrass
* "Eragrostis intermedia "
* "Eragrostis japonica "
* "Eragrostis lacunaria "
* "Eragrostis × lehmanniana " –Lehmann Lovegrass
* "Eragrostis leptophylla "
* "Eragrostis leptostachya " –Paddock Lovegrass
* "Eragrostis lugens "
* "Eragrostis lutescens "
* "Eragrostis mauiensis "
* "Eragrostis megalosperma "
* "Eragrostis mexicana "
* "Eragrostis minor " –Little Lovegrass ,Small Lovegrass
* "Eragrostis monticola "
* "Eragrostis obtusiflora "
* "Eragrostis palmeri "
* "Eragrostis parviflora "
* "Eragrostis paupera " - Dwarf Eragrostis
* "Eragrostis pectinacea "
* "Eragrostis pilosa "
* "Eragrostis plana "
* "Eragrostis prolifera "
* "Eragrostis pubescens "
* "Eragrostis refracta "
* "Eragrostis saxatilis "
* "Eragrostis scaligera "
* "Eragrostis secundiflora "
* "Eragrostis sessilispica "
* "Eragrostis setifolia "
* "Eragrostis silveana "
* "Eragrostis spectabilis " –Purple Lovegrass
* "Eragrostis spicata "
* "Eragrostis stenostachya "
* "Eragrostis suaveolens "
* "Eragrostis superba "
* "Eragrostis swallenii "
* "Eragrostis tef" –teff
* "Eragrostis tenella "
* "Eragrostis tenuifolia "
* "Eragrostis tremula "
* "Eragrostis trichocolea "
* "Eragrostis trichodes" –Sand Lovegrass
* "Eragrostis trichophora "
* "Eragrostis unioloides "
* "Eragrostis urbaniana "
* "Eragrostis variablis "
* "Eragrostis viscosa "Footnotes
References
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* (1998): [http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/FamineFoods/ff_families/POACEAE.html Famine Foods - Poaceae or Graminae] . Version of 1998-MAR-06. Retrieved 2007-NOV-12.External links
* [http://utc.usu.edu/keys/Eragrostis/Eragrostis.html Interactive Key to Eragrostis of North America]
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