Teff eragrostis tef is the most important cereal crop in ethiopia, particularly in the poorly drained, heavy soils that predominate in the central plateau. The light green foliage of eragrostis spectabilis paints the fall garden in shades of reddish bronze. Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of seeds of. Plants profile for eragrostis curvula weeping lovegrass. Leaf blades mostly flat, sometimes rolled, rarely pungent. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Role of chemicals in alleviating salinity and light related seed. Eragrostis arabica, eragrostis boryana, eragrostis ciliaris brachystachya, eragrostis ciliaris clarkei, eragrostis ciliaris compta, eragrostis ciliaris latifolia, eragrostis ciliaris laxa, eragrostis compta, eragrostis lobata, eragrostis villosa, erosion ciliare, more. It has become invasive, especially in the southwestern usa primarily in arizona, where it was introduced in the 1930s for range restoration purposes. This section identifies plants for the division of plant industry, as well as for other governmental agencies and private individuals. The name of the genus is derived from the greek words. Integrating pollution remediation potentials of green plants in herbarium system stephen.
The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. African lovegrass eragrostis curvula is a longlived i. Gupta, in encyclopedia of food sciences and nutrition second edition, 2003. Purple love grass clouds of pink, tiny seed heads swarm over 10 mat of twisty green foliage, creating a cloud of color from a distance. Experimental restoration of an indigenous hawaiian grassland. One survey records more than 60 grass species known to be sources of food grains. Seeds were germinated in contact with solutions of nacl, cacl 2, k2so 4, polyethylene glycol 8000 peg, and saltpeg mixtures over the. Enjoy unrestricted access to all content and features, including. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of restoring an indigenous heteropogon grassland at the puukohola heiau national historic site, where introduced buffel grass cenchrus ciliaris is now dominant. Eragrostis plana is a perennial grass native to southern african savannas. A large image of eragrostis ciliaris gophertail lovegrass from the usda plants database.
There are about 500 species, distributed in the subtropics, the tropics, and temperate regions. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 412385 with original publication details. Stink grass eragrostis cilianensis is rather similar in appearance to other grass species in its genus, which are collectively referred to as love grasses. Eragrostis curvula seeds african love grass, weeping love grass plant world seeds. Eragrostis is commonly known as lovegrass or canegrass. Often in open, sandy, disturbed areas florida status. According to the website of american diabetes association type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, in type 2 diabetes, either the body does not.
Peterson annual or perennial, often glandular particularly on the leaf sheaths and inflorescence. Integrating pollution remediation potentials of green plants. The grasses and grasslands of south africa pdf free download. Nees weeping lovegrass is an apomictic species native to southern africa that is used as forage grass in semiarid regions of argentina. Eragrostis is a large and very difficult genus to name. Palea keels as long as the body of the lemma back to.
The ecological impact of bush encroachment on the yield of. The subtle blues, greens and purples of its blooms are spectacular in mass plantings. Common names gophertail grass in english gophertail lovegrass in language. Roots often fill all the surface soil space between plants. Eragrostis lehmanniana is a grass native to southern africa and introduced to arid areas of india, the usa, brazil, argentina and venezuela. Download fulltext pdf two genus of plants from poaceae family melica and eragrostis existing in alexandru beldie herbarium of i. Attractive throughout the growing season, the light green foliage turns stunning bronzered in autumn.
Numerical taxonomic study of some tribes of gramineae from egypt. In rio grande do sul, brazil, where it was accidentally introduced as a seed contaminant in the 1950s, it was then planted across the area as a forage alternative, but has since outcompeted. No critical subdivision has yet been worked out so the key below relies very heavily on a system that is at least partly artificial. Eragrostis curvula scientific name eragrostis curvula schrad. Eragrostis is a large and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found in many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands eragrostis is commonly known as lovegrass or canegrass. Eragrostis barrelieri in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Introduced, widespread weed, tolerant of salty places recognition. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in.
This page was last edited on 9 december 2019, at 14. Eragrostis definition is a genus of grasses resembling the bluegrasses but having flattened spikelets and deciduous lemmas. Data source and references for eragrostis ciliaris. Acanthospermum hispidum, astrea lobata, bidens pilosa, canavalia ensiformis, cayaponia angustiloba, cenchrus ciliaris, cenchrus echinatus, chamaecrista hispidula, chloris. In certain places the practice still continuesespecially in drought years see boxes, pages 258 and 264. The seeds appear to be of high nutritional value for some animals, but they are also very tiny and. Eragrostis curvula perennial south african grass having densely clumped flimsy stems. Eragrostis definition of eragrostis by merriamwebster.
Eragrostis is the largest genus in the family poaceae. This grass needs full sun and will thrive in poor, sandy soil or any soil with good drainage. Jan 20, 2017 germination ecology of southern crabgrass digitaria ciliaris and india crabgrass digitaria longiflora. Tef grain is a staple food in ethiopia and tef straw, the main byproduct of tef grain production, is a basal component of livestock diets in this country. List of plant pictures by scientific name scientific. A taxonomic account of eragrostis in thailand is provided, in which 23 species are recognized. The overall results indicated that imperata cylindrica, eragrostis amabilis, cynodon dactylon and digitaria ciliaris were potentially salttolerant grasses and should. Germination response to light and temperature in eight annual. The first roots produced by weeping lovegrass seedlings are large and. The study was carried out in two communal grazing areas medhecho and dubluk and one government ranch dida. Eragrostidinae of peru article pdf available in annals of the missouri botanical garden 94. Please note that this is a trial program and may end.
Jul 20, 2016 injera is a fermented, sour bread consumed as a staple food in eritrea and ethiopia. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Nutritional and sensory evaluation of injera prepared from. Pdf two genus of plants from poaceae family melica and. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Eragrostis spectabilis, commonly called purple love grass, is a warm season bunchgrass that is native to sandy soils from maine to south dakota south to florida, texas, arizona and mexico.
Home image gallery profile page large image view of eragrostis ciliaris l. This page was last edited on 15 december 2019, at 01. Germination ecology of southern crabgrass digitaria ciliaris. In its african home it is known as weeping love grass. Shoop and mcilvain report that vertical roots may reach 15 feet 4. Mar 31, 2005 the ecological impact of woody encroachment and the responses of herbage yield to encroachment were assessed at three locations in borana rangeland at the end of the growing season. Eragrostis curvula poaceae a mini datasheet on eragrostis curvulawas published in september 2009 in the eppo reporting service 2009187 to draw countries attention to this potentially invasive species.
Apomixis is a mechanism for clonal propagation through seeds that involves the avoidance of meiosis to generate an unreduced embryo sac apomeiosis, parthenogenesis, and viable endosperm formation in a fertilizationdependent or. An artificial key to species and species descriptions is provided along with distributional and ecological data for all taxa. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. These seeds contained crude protein 1029%, carbohydrates 3255%, crude fiber 421%, minerals 3. These species can be distinguished by the following differences. It forms the very basis of many ecosystems and all animals are therefore either directly or indirectly dependent of them for survival. The grasses evaluated are chloris roxburghiana, eragrostis superba, enteropogon macrostachyus, cenchrus ciliaris, chloris gayana, and. It is invasive in grassland ecosystems in southern brazil, uruguay and argentina. It can be distinguished from these other species by the greater abundance of lemmas in its spikelets 840, the presence of glandular droplets on the margins of its leaf blades, the presence of glandular droplets along the. Two important weeds of rice in tropics volume 56 issue 5 bhagirath s. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Aug 30, 2018 we analyzed the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of seeds from 5 halophytic grasses, i. Anyway, eragrostis, also known as lovegrass is a plant that survives very well in the desert. Dimari2, aliyu babale3, 1department of chemistry ibb university, lapai, nigeria 2department of chemistry university of maiduguri, maiduguri, nigeria 3department of biological sciences gombe state university, gombe, nigeria.
Agronomy journal abstract palatability, chemical composition, and animal gains from selections of weeping lovegrass, eragrostis curvula schrad. Grasses are a valuable group of monocotyledonous plants, used as nourishing foods and as remedies against diseases for both humans and livestock. Eragrostis spectabilis purple lovegrass from north creek. Eragrostis ciliaris gophertail lovegrass discover life. Eragrostis curvula introductory distribution and occurrence management considerations botanical and ecological characteristics fire ecology fire effects references introductory species. It is food to many inhabitant of the desert, including various types of animals. May 24, 2005 introduced grasses have displaced hawaiian pili grass heteropogon contortus in most dry, leeward habitats of the hawaiian islands. A taxonomic revision of the genus eragrostis poaceae in. Macroblepharus contractus, megastachya boryana, megastachya ciliaris, poa boryana, poa ciliaris, poa compta, poa. Eragrostis spectabilis is useful for naturalistic plantings, planted under taller grasses, in borders, and in abandoned areas.
Plants profile for eragrostis ciliaris gophertail lovegrass. Eragrostis spectabilis is a warm season bunch grass with narrow leaves arranged somewhat randomly in 10 clumps. Data source and references for eragrostis ciliaris gophertail lovegrass from the usda plants database name search name search type enter a search name. Some members of the genus are native to this region, while others derive from the old world. Weeping lovegrass produces an extensive thick mat of roots, which have made it useful for erosion control 3,58. Macroblepharus contractus phil megastachya boryana willd. The plants are annual or perennial grasses with flat, narrowly linear leaf blades. Ms, while the antioxidant activity was done using dpph and. This study assessed the acceptability of injera prepared using grains of a closely related but underutilized grass, eragrostis curvula schrad. A superlative plant if given room to display its countless thin waving stems carrying masses of fine, almost smokelike, purplegrey seed heads. Eragrostis a genus of plants of the family gramineae. Eragrostis mexicana and elastic grass eragrostis tenuifolia. This species looks very different from all of the other eragrostis species in our area.
A highdensity linkage map of the forage grass eragrostis. Field curing methods and storage duration affect the quality of hay. Eragrostis ciliaris link eragrostis ciliaris kunth eragrostis ciliaris l. Slender annual or shortlived perennial 3043 cm high.
In missouri, it is found throughout the state, most commonly in sandy, rocky or open ground and along roads, fencerows and railroads steyermark. At least 25 species of eragrostis are present in eastern north america today. Tef eragrostis tef zuccagni trotter is a dual purpose cereal, valued for both grain and forage production in dry areas with a short rainy season. This type of grass spreads very rapidly and it is known to survive on its own, not in a big groups. Over large areas of africa people once obtained their basic subsistence from wild grasses. Ang eragrostis sakop sa kabanay nga poaceae matang nga nahiubos. The bread can be prepared from various cereals but tef eragrostis tef zucc. Eragrostis chloromelas, pentzia calcaria, pentzia globosa and. Eragrostis curvula synonyms, eragrostis curvula pronunciation, eragrostis curvula translation, english dictionary definition of eragrostis curvula. The inflorescence is a slender fuzzy wand resembling a pencil in shape and size. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information.
Provided by ars systematic botany and mycology laboratory. Dec 10, 2014 this page was last edited on 9 december 2019, at 14. Eragrostis article about eragrostis by the free dictionary. Eragrostis lobata trin eragrostis pulchella parl eragrostis villosa trin erosion ciliare l. Andean bryophytes bolivia checklist catalogue of new world grasses ecuador catalogue flora mesoamericana madagascar catalogue moss flora of china peru checklist system details. Palatability studies on plants in the southwestern orange. Partitioning water potential and specific salt effects on. Large image for eragrostis ciliaris gophertail lovegrass. The former is a perennial of up to 100 cm height occurring in aridsemiarid regions of the world and throughout the inland and coastal areas of pakistan while the latter is a good grazing. Other droughttolerant grasses may cooccur with it including urochloa maxima panicum maximum, setaria verticillata, chloris spp. Download help eragrostis ciliaris tsn 40775 taxonomy and nomenclature kingdom.
Eragrostis spectabilis grows in dense clumps, and readily selfseeds. The taxonomic status of several thai eragrostis taxa is updated. Eragrostis curvula seeds african love grass, weeping. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. Eragrostis curvula definition of eragrostis curvula by. Seed germination ecology of feather lovegrass eragrostis tenella. The grass family is one of the most important families in the world, if not the most important.
If panicum is understood in the restricted sense as used in the flora capensis, then eragrostis is the largest genus in south africa, and it is, i think, the most difficult from the systematic some of the species are most variable, though distinct. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. Access is allocated within two business days of purchase and lasts one year. Screening of salttolerance potential of some native forage grasses.
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