Eragrostis minor | |
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Habit | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Eragrostis |
Species: | E. minor
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Binomial name | |
Eragrostis minor | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Eragrostis minor, the little lovegrass or smaller stinkgrass, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to most of the subtropical and warm temperate Old World, and introduced to North America, South America, and Australia. [1] [2] Preferring disturbed open places with little competition, and sandy or gravelly soils, it is often found growing on rail embankments, road verges, cracks in sidewalks, and waste areas. [3] Its seeds are edible, but quite small and difficult to harvest and handle, so it is usually regarded as a famine food. [4]
E. minor is the only known host as of 2023 [update] of the Eragrostis minor streak virus. [5]
Also known as: Smaller Stinkgrass
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Eragrostis minor | |
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Habit | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Eragrostis |
Species: | E. minor
|
Binomial name | |
Eragrostis minor | |
Synonyms [1] | |
List
|
Eragrostis minor, the little lovegrass or smaller stinkgrass, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to most of the subtropical and warm temperate Old World, and introduced to North America, South America, and Australia. [1] [2] Preferring disturbed open places with little competition, and sandy or gravelly soils, it is often found growing on rail embankments, road verges, cracks in sidewalks, and waste areas. [3] Its seeds are edible, but quite small and difficult to harvest and handle, so it is usually regarded as a famine food. [4]
E. minor is the only known host as of 2023 [update] of the Eragrostis minor streak virus. [5]
Also known as: Smaller Stinkgrass
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