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Gophertail Lovegrass
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Grasses & bamboos

Gophertail Lovegrass

Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R.Br.

Introduced by people

Names

EnglishGophertail Lovegrass
Dutch—
SpanishAmorseco Cola de Tuza
Chinese毛画眉草
Scientific nameEragrostis ciliaris (L.) R.Br.

About this species

Eragrostis ciliaris, the gophertail lovegrass, is a species of grass (family Poaceae). It is native to the Old World Tropics; nearly all of Africa, Madagascar, other Indian Ocean islands, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines and a number of Pacific islands, and has been introduced to the New World Tropics and Subtropics, from the southern United States to Argentina, the Caribbean, and other Pacific islands. Its seeds are edible and nutritious, but quite small and difficult to harvest and handle, so it is usually regarded as a famine food.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusEragrostis

In Suriname

29Records in Suriname
1827First record
1963Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para4

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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