Eragrostis barrelieri

Daveau

Pitted lovegrass

Poaceae Edible: Seeds, Cereal 1,096 iNaturalist observations

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Description

An erect annual grass. It forms tufts. It often has an aroma. It grows 10-45 cm high. The leaf blades are 10 cm long by 5.5 mm wide. They can be flat or rolled inwards. The flower panicle is 3-20 cm long and sword shaped. It is usually open with stiff branches. The flowers are green and purple. The seeds are up to 1 mm long and dark brown

Edible Uses

The seeds are eaten as a cereal.

Distribution

A subtropical plant. It grows on sand. It grows in subtropical and warm temperate places. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 2,000 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Africa*, Algeria, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Botswana, Central Africa, Chad, Colombia, Dominican Republic, East Africa, Egypt, Europe*, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Mediterranean, Middle East, Mozambique, Myanmar, North Africa, North America, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, SE Asia, South Africa, Southern Africa, South America, Uruguay, USA, West Indies, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Notes

There are about 300-350 Eragrostis species.

Also Known As

Mediterranean lovegrass

References (8)

Flora of Pakistan. www.eFloras.org
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Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 3
J. Bot. (Morot) 8:289. 1894
Kew Plants of the World onLine

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Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 91
Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 104
Plants of Haiti Smithsonian Institute http://botany.si.edu/antilles/West Indies