Biology:Eragrostis tremula

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Short description: Species of grass

Eragrostis tremula
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Eragrostis
Species:
E. tremula
Binomial name
Eragrostis tremula
Hochst. ex Steud.

Eragrostis tremula is an annual grass that is native to tropical Africa, India and Myanmar. It is found in sandy soils and abandoned cultivation.[1]

Description

Ascending culms can grow up to 75 centimeters.

Uses

It is used as fodder for cattle[1] and eaten in times of food scarcity.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 J., Skerman, P. (1990). Tropical grasses. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. pp. 431. ISBN 9251011281. OCLC 22123621. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_tCydcW6MK60C/page/431. 
  2. Ambasta, Nirbhay (2016-03-31) (in en). Flora of Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary, Hazaribag, Jharkhand (India): Sedges and Grasses. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 9781482872156. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15515631 entry