Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Poales
Family:
Species:
brainii
ID:
868130

Status:
valid

Authors:
(Stent) Launert

Source:
wcs

Year:
1966

Citation Micro:
Senckenberg. Biol. 47: 307 (1966)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000867465

Common Names

  • Brain's Lovegrass
  • Brain's Eragrostis
  • Eragrostis brainii

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Description

Eragrostis brainii (also called Brain's lovegrass, among many other common names) is a species of grass native to Africa. It is a perennial grass with short rhizomes and grows in dry, sandy soils in open areas.

Uses & Benefits

Eragrostis brainii is a species of grass that is used as a forage crop and for erosion control. It is also used as a soil stabilizer and for landscaping.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Eragrostis brainii has small, yellow flowers and tiny, black seeds. The seedlings are thin and grass-like.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Eragrostis brainii can be propagated by seed or division. Seeds should be sown in spring in a well-drained, sunny location. Division can be done in spring or autumn. The plant should be divided into small clumps and replanted in a sunny location.

Where to Find Eragrostis brainii

Eragrostis brainii is native to the Mediterranean region and is found in dry grasslands, open woodlands, and disturbed sites.

Species in the Eragrostis genus

Eragrostis pseud-obtusa, Eragrostis acamptoclada, Eragrostis acraea, Eragrostis acutiflora, Eragrostis acutiglumis, Eragrostis aegyptiaca, Eragrostis aethiopica, Eragrostis airoides, Eragrostis alopecuroides, Eragrostis alta, Eragrostis alveiformis, Eragrostis amanda, Eragrostis ambleia, Eragrostis ambohibengensis, Eragrostis ambositrensis, Eragrostis ambrensis, Eragrostis amurensis, Eragrostis anacrantha, Eragrostis anacranthoides, Eragrostis andicola, Eragrostis annulata, Eragrostis apiculata, Eragrostis aquatica, Eragrostis arenicola, Eragrostis aristata, Eragrostis aristiglumis, Eragrostis articulata, Eragrostis aspera, Eragrostis astrepta, Eragrostis astreptoclada, Eragrostis atropioides, Eragrostis atrovirens, Eragrostis attenuata, Eragrostis aurorae, Eragrostis autumnalis, Eragrostis bahamensis, Eragrostis bahiensis, Eragrostis balgooyi, Eragrostis barbinodis, Eragrostis barbulata, Eragrostis barrelieri, Eragrostis barteri, Eragrostis basedowii, Eragrostis bemarivensis, Eragrostis bergiana, Eragrostis berteroniana, Eragrostis betsileensis, Eragrostis bicolor, Eragrostis biflora, Eragrostis blepharostachya,

Species in the Poaceae family

Achnatherum pekinense, Achnatherum pubicalyx, Achnatherum sibiricum, Achnatherum turcomanicum, Achnatherum brandisii, Achnatherum bromoides, Achnatherum calamagrostis, Achnatherum confusum, Achnatherum inebrians, Achnatherum jacquemontii, Achnatherum virescens, Achnatherum paradoxum, Achnatherum nakaii, Achnatherum pelliotii, Achnatherum haussknechtii, Achnatherum mandavillei, Achnatherum pilosum, Achnatherum parviflorum, Achnatherum staintonii, Aciachne acicularis, Aciachne flagellifera, Aciachne pulvinata, Acidosasa breviclavata, Acidosasa brilletii, Acidosasa chinensis, Acidosasa edulis, Acidosasa glauca, Acidosasa guangxiensis, Acidosasa lingchuanensis, Acidosasa nanunica, Acidosasa notata, Acidosasa purpurea, Acidosasa venusta, Acidosasa carinata, Acostia gracilis, Acrachne henrardiana, Acrachne perrieri, Acrachne racemosa, Acritochaete volkensii, Acroceras amplectens, Acroceras attenuatum, Acroceras boivinii, Acroceras bosseri, Acroceras calcicola, Acroceras chaseae, Acroceras diffusum, Acroceras elegans, Acroceras excavatum, Acroceras fluminense, Acroceras gabunense,

References

Georg Oskar Edmund Launert (b.1926): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Launert' in the authors string.
Sydney Margaret Stent (1875-1942): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Stent' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:400879-1: Govaerts R (ed.). 2023. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 11]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 20 April 2023].