Eragrostis prolifera Steud.

Dominican lovegrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Eragrostis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.9-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.9 - 1.5
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use material
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

Leaf

Eragrostis prolifera leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Eragrostis prolifera world distribution map, present in Aruba, Angola, Benin, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, France, Ghana, Gambia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Palau, Senegal, Togo, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Eragrostis prolifera threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:401464-1
WFO ID wfo-0000868298
COL ID 6FZJN
BDTFX ID 76820
INPN ID 160742
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Synonyms

Eragrostis albescens Eragrostis domingensis Eragrostis gigantea Eragrostis linearis Eragrostis maxima Eragrostis pallescens Eragrostis prolifera Poa domingensis Poa prolifera Poa subulata Eragrostis fascicularis Eragrostis haenkei Poa haenkei Eragrostis diversiflora Eragrostis salzmannii Poa fascicularis Eragrostis guineensis Eragrostis hagerupii Poa linearis