Eragrostis ferruginea P.Beauv.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Eragrostis

Characteristics

Perennial. Culms single or tufted, erect or geniculate at base, 30–110 cm tall, 2–4 mm in diam. Leaf sheaths laterally compressed, glabrous but along margins and summit densely pilose, sometimes glandular along main vein; ligules a line of hairs, ca. 1 mm; leaf blades linear-lanceolate, (4–)20–40 × 2–6 mm, glabrous or adaxial surface sparingly covered with silky hairs on basal part. Panicle large and open, 15–40 × 4–15 cm, 1–3-branched at each node, glabrous in axils; branchlet and pedicel usually glandular at middle or above middle. Spikelets oblong, purplish black, gray-green, rarely yellowish green, 5–10 × 2–2.5 mm, (4–)7–12-flowered. Glumes lanceolate, open, 1-veined, apex acuminate, lower glume 1.4–2 mm, upper glume 2–3 mm. Lemma ovate-lanceolate to oblong, 2.4–3 mm, apex obtuse, lower lemma ca. 3 mm. Palea persistent, along keels ciliolate. Anthers ca. 1 mm. Caryopsis rectangular-prismatic with a shallow, narrow adaxial groove, laterally compressed, faintly striate, reddish brown, 0.7–1.5 mm. Fl. and fr. Aug–Dec. 2n = 80.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 1.1
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Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses fodder
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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Eragrostis ferruginea world distribution map, present in China, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:401078-1
WFO ID wfo-0000867740
COL ID 6G9YB
BDTFX ID 76827
INPN ID 160747
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Synonyms

Eragrostis ferruginea Eragrostis pogonia Poa ferruginea Eragrostis mairei Eragrostis orientalis Poa barbata Poa orientalis Eragrostis ferruginea var. fujianensis Eragrostis mairei var. eglandis