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]
Mass effect
Flowers
Seedheads with human finger for scale
Ripe seedheads
Eragrostis minor is often found growing in pavement cracks
A particularly large individual
Uprooted specimen with coin for scale
Quick Facts Eragrostis minor, Scientific classification ...
Eragrostis minor |
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Scientific classification ![Edit this classification](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png) |
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Plantae |
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Tracheophytes |
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Angiosperms |
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Monocots |
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Commelinids |
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Poales |
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Poaceae |
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Eragrostis |
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E. minor |
Binomial name |
Eragrostis minor
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- Eragrostis beguinotii Belosersky
- Eragrostis borysthenica (Schmalh.) Klokov
- Eragrostis brizoides Costa
- Eragrostis cilianensis f. minor (Host) Maire & Weiller
- Eragrostis cilianensis f. nana Maire & Weiller
- Eragrostis cilianensis subsp. pooides (Husn.) Maire
- Eragrostis eragrostis var. microstachya Coss. & Germ.
- Eragrostis eragrostis var. microstachya Farw.
- Eragrostis megastachya var. nana Trab.
- Eragrostis megastachya subsp. pooides Husn.
- Eragrostis minor subsp. angusta H.Scholz & Raus
- Eragrostis minor f. arenosa A.F.Schwarz
- Eragrostis minor subsp. mimica H.Scholz
- Eragrostis minor var. minima B.S.Sun & S.Wang
- Eragrostis minor var. rajasthanensis Vivek, G.V.S.Murthy & V.J.Nair
- Eragrostis minor var. roborovskii Tzvelev
- Eragrostis minor subsp. roborovskii (Tzvelev) H.Scholz
- Eragrostis minor var. suaveolens (A.K.Becker ex Claus) Schmalh.
- Eragrostis minor f. umbrosa A.F.Schwarz
- Eragrostis multiflora var. pappiana Chiov.
- Eragrostis multiflora var. pooides (Husn.) Trab.
- Eragrostis pappiana (Chiov.) Chiov.
- Eragrostis pilosa var. minor (Host) Kuntze
- Eragrostis poaeoides P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Eragrostis poiformis Link
- Eragrostis pooides P.Beauv.
- Eragrostis pooides f. arenosa (A.F.Schwarz) Soó
- Eragrostis pooides subsp. brizoides K.Richt.
- Eragrostis pooides var. laxiflora Döll
- Eragrostis pooides var. spiciformis Trautv. ex Regel
- Eragrostis pooides var. suaveolens (A.K.Becker ex Claus) Schmalh.
- Eragrostis pooides f. umbrosa (A.F.Schwarz) Soó
- Eragrostis suaveolens A.K.Becker ex Claus
- Eragrostis suaveolens subsp. borysthenica (Schmalh.) Tzvelev
- Eragrostis suaveolens var. borysthenica Schmalh.
- Eragrostis vulgaris Coss. & Germ.
- Eragrostis vulgaris var. microstachya Coss. & Germ.
- Eragrostis vulgaris var. minor (Host) Rouy
- Eragrostis vulgaris subsp. minor (Host) Rouy
- Eragrostis vulgaris subsp. pooides (Husn.) Douin
- Eragrostis willdenoviana Nees ex Hook. & Arn.
- Poa canariensis Willd. ex Spreng.
- Poa eragrostis L.
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