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Eragrostis tenella

(L.) P.Beauv. (1817)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Eragrostis

chinese lovegrass, feather lovegrass, lovegrass

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Synonyms (35)

Cyperus paniculatus Blanco (1837)
Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight & Arn. (1834)
Eragrostis amabilis f. normalis Kuntze (1891)
Eragrostis amabilis f. varia Kuntze (1891)
Eragrostis amabilis var. breviculmis Stapf (1896)
Eragrostis amabilis var. duriuscula K.Schum. (1895)
Eragrostis amabilis var. insularis (C.E.Hubb.) P.Umam. & P.Daniel (1998)
Eragrostis amabilis var. peramangalamensis P.Umam. & P.Daniel (1998)
Eragrostis amabilis var. plumosa (Retz.) E.G.Camus & A.Camus (1922)
Eragrostis amabilis var. tenella (L.) A.Camus (1922)
Eragrostis breviculmis H.Lév. (1916)
Eragrostis caudata Nees ex Steud. (1854)
Eragrostis ciliaris var. patens Chapm. ex Beal (1896)
Eragrostis confinis Nees ex Steud. (1854)
Eragrostis despiciens (Link) Schult. (1824)
Eragrostis elytroblephara Steud. (1854)
Eragrostis laxa Baker (1877)
Eragrostis mauritii Steud. (1854)
Eragrostis plumosa (Retz.) Link (1827)
Eragrostis taffzagra Steud. (1854)
Eragrostis tenella subvar. aperta Stapf (1896)
Eragrostis tenella var. breviglumis Stapf (1897)
Eragrostis tenella var. insularis C.E.Hubb. (1940)
Eragrostis tenella var. koenigii Kuntze (1891)
Eragrostis tenella var. plumosa (Retz.) Stapf (1896)
Eragrostis tenella var. purpurea Bojer (1837)
Megastachya tenella (L.) Bojer (1837)
Poa despiciens Link (1821)
Poa indica Bory ex Steud. (1840)
Poa plumosa Retz. (1786)
Poa pseudamabilis Roxb. ex Stapf (1896)
Poa speciosa Willd. ex Spreng. (1824)
Poa tenella L. (1753)
Poa tenuissima Schrad. (1838)
Poa unioloides Willd. ex Spreng. (1824)

Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Mokupāpapa (Kure atoll) Naturalized
Ni'ihau(Incl. Lehua) Naturalized
Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Naturalized
Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Kaho'olawe Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 576 (1817)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1545 (Mi, Ni, O, M, Ka, H [as E. tenella]); Lorence et al. 1995:45 (K, Syn. E. tenella = E. amabilis); Hughes 1995:8 (Mo); Herbst & Clayton 1998:25/Faccenda 2022:67, 68, 69 (KEY); Oppenheimer 2003:20 (L); Starr et al. 2003:30 (Ku); Wood & LeGrande 2006:26 (Le); Peterson et al. 2018/Applequist 2022:222 (Syn. E. amabilis = E. tenella)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
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