Eragrostis

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Eragrostis - annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropicsgenus Eragrostisliliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedfamily Graminaceae, family Gramineae, family Poaceae, Graminaceae, Gramineae, grass family, Poaceae - the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar canebay grass, love grass - any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion

Eragrostis

a genus of plants of the family Gramineae. The plants are annual or perennial grasses with flat, narrowly linear leaf blades. The inflorescences are panicles. The spikelets are three- or many-flowered. There are about 500 species, distributed in the subtropics, the tropics, and temperate regions. Approximately ten species are found in the USSR. These include the annuals E. poaeoides (formerly E. minor) and E. pilosa, which grow mainly in dry steppes and sandy semideserts. They also grow as weeds in fields. Both species are eaten by livestock as pasturage and hay. E. collina (formerly E. arundinaceae), a perennial reaching 1.5 m tall, is found in steppes and semideserts on solonchaks and solonetzes. It is a salt-resistant forage plant. E. Teff is cultivated as a grain and forage plant in Ethiopia, India, and a number of other countries. Several species, including E. capillaris and E. elegans, are grown as ornamentals.

Eragrostis

Related to Eragrostis: Eragrostis tef, Eragrostis curvula

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Synonyms for Eragrostis

noun annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics

Synonyms

genus Eragrostis

Related Words

liliopsid genus
monocot genus
family Graminaceae
family Gramineae
family Poaceae
Graminaceae
Gramineae
grass family
Poaceae
bay grass
love grass