Biology:Eragrostis ciliaris
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Poaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Eragrostis |
| Species: | E. ciliaris
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Eragrostis ciliaris, the gophertail lovegrass, is a species of grass (family Poaceae).[2] 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.[1] Its seeds are edible and nutritious, but quite small and difficult to harvest and handle, so it is usually regarded as a famine food.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R.Br." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/1156566-2.
- ↑ Duenas-Lopez, Manuel Angel (2018). Eragrostis ciliaris (gophertail lovegrass). CAB International. doi:10.1079/ISC.110236.20203482895. "... Common Names ... gophertail grass; lovegrass; woolly love grass".
- ↑ Fern, Ken (30 July 2021). "Useful Tropical Plants Eragrostis ciliaris". Tropical Plants Database. http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Eragrostis+ciliaris.
Wikidata ☰ Q11127816 entry
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