Eragrostis minor

Eragrostis minor, the little lovegrass or smaller stinkgrass, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to most of the subtropical and warm temperate Old World, and introduced to North America, South America, and Australia.[1][2] Preferring disturbed open places with little competition, and sandy or gravelly soils, it is often found growing on rail embankments, road verges, cracks in sidewalks, and waste areas.[3] Its seeds are edible, but quite small and difficult to harvest and handle, so it is usually regarded as a famine food.[4]

  • Mass effect
    Mass effect
  • Flowers
    Flowers
  • Seedheads with human finger for scale
    Seedheads with human finger for scale
  • Ripe seedheads
    Ripe seedheads
  • Eragrostis minor is often found growing in pavement cracks
    Eragrostis minor is often found growing in pavement cracks
  • A particularly large individual
    A particularly large individual
  • Uprooted specimen with coin for scale
    Uprooted specimen with coin for scale

Eragrostis minor
Habit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Eragrostis
Species:
E. minor
Binomial name
Eragrostis minor
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Eragrostis beguinotii Belosersky
    • Eragrostis borysthenica (Schmalh.) Klokov
    • Eragrostis brizoides Costa
    • Eragrostis cilianensis f. minor (Host) Maire & Weiller
    • Eragrostis cilianensis f. nana Maire & Weiller
    • Eragrostis cilianensis subsp. pooides (Husn.) Maire
    • Eragrostis eragrostis var. microstachya Coss. & Germ.
    • Eragrostis eragrostis var. microstachya Farw.
    • Eragrostis megastachya var. nana Trab.
    • Eragrostis megastachya subsp. pooides Husn.
    • Eragrostis minor subsp. angusta H.Scholz & Raus
    • Eragrostis minor f. arenosa A.F.Schwarz
    • Eragrostis minor subsp. mimica H.Scholz
    • Eragrostis minor var. minima B.S.Sun & S.Wang
    • Eragrostis minor var. rajasthanensis Vivek, G.V.S.Murthy & V.J.Nair
    • Eragrostis minor var. roborovskii Tzvelev
    • Eragrostis minor subsp. roborovskii (Tzvelev) H.Scholz
    • Eragrostis minor var. suaveolens (A.K.Becker ex Claus) Schmalh.
    • Eragrostis minor f. umbrosa A.F.Schwarz
    • Eragrostis multiflora var. pappiana Chiov.
    • Eragrostis multiflora var. pooides (Husn.) Trab.
    • Eragrostis pappiana (Chiov.) Chiov.
    • Eragrostis pilosa var. minor (Host) Kuntze
    • Eragrostis poaeoides P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
    • Eragrostis poiformis Link
    • Eragrostis pooides P.Beauv.
    • Eragrostis pooides f. arenosa (A.F.Schwarz) Soó
    • Eragrostis pooides subsp. brizoides K.Richt.
    • Eragrostis pooides var. laxiflora Döll
    • Eragrostis pooides var. spiciformis Trautv. ex Regel
    • Eragrostis pooides var. suaveolens (A.K.Becker ex Claus) Schmalh.
    • Eragrostis pooides f. umbrosa (A.F.Schwarz) Soó
    • Eragrostis suaveolens A.K.Becker ex Claus
    • Eragrostis suaveolens subsp. borysthenica (Schmalh.) Tzvelev
    • Eragrostis suaveolens var. borysthenica Schmalh.
    • Eragrostis vulgaris Coss. & Germ.
    • Eragrostis vulgaris var. microstachya Coss. & Germ.
    • Eragrostis vulgaris var. minor (Host) Rouy
    • Eragrostis vulgaris subsp. minor (Host) Rouy
    • Eragrostis vulgaris subsp. pooides (Husn.) Douin
    • Eragrostis willdenoviana Nees ex Hook. & Arn.
    • Poa canariensis Willd. ex Spreng.
    • Poa eragrostis L.

Diseases

E. minor is the only known host as of 2023 of the Eragrostis minor streak virus.[5]

References
  1. "Eragrostis minor Host". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. "Eragrostis minor (Little Lovegrass)". MinnesotaWildflowers.info. Minnesota Wildflowers. 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023. Also known as: Smaller Stinkgrass
  3. Hilty, John (20 November 2019). "Lesser Love Grass". illinoiswildflowers.info. Illinois Wildflowers. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  4. Fern, Ken (20 July 2021). "Useful Tropical Plants Eragrostis minor". tropical.theferns.info. Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  5. Martin, Darren P.; Linderme, Daphne; Lefeuvre, Pierre; Shepherd, Dionne N.; Varsani, Arvind (2011). "Eragrostis minor streak virus: an Asian streak virus in Africa". Annotated Sequence Record. 156: 1299–1303. doi:10.1007/s00705-011-1026-8. PMID 21614438. S2CID 3151261. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
    Cited by Karavina et al., 2014.


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