Eragrostis atrovirens
(Desf.) Trin. ex Steud.
Poaceae
Briza elegans Osbeck
Eragrostis atroviridis Maire
Eragrostis biformis (Kunth) Benth.
Eragrostis bromoides Jedwabn.
Eragrostis fracta S.C.Sun & H.Q.Wang
Eragrostis longispicula S.C.Sun & H.Q.Wang
Eragrostis luzoniensis Steud.
Eragrostis multiflora biformis (Kunth) A.Chev.
Eragrostis multinodis B.S.Sun & S.Wang
Eragrostis sudanica A.Chev.
Poa atrovirens Desf.
Poa biformis Kunth
Common Name:
General Information
Eragrostis atrovirens is a variable, clump-forming, perennial grass without rhizomes or stolons; it produces slender, unbranched culms up to 1 metre tall. The plant produces a good carpet of growth[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
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332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
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- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of thatch.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
Range
Tropical and subtropical areas of Africa; E. Asia - China, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, through southeast Asia to the Philippines, New Guinea,Solomon
Habitat
Dambo and floodplain grassland, and swampy grassland, often in shallow water, at elevations up to 1,600 metres[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.75 m |
| Pollinators | Wind |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The culms are used for thatching[
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
