Thalia Lovegrass
Eragrostis atrovirens
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Assam, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eragrostis atrovirens
- Genus
- Eragrostis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- River banks, grasslands and dry deciduous forests
- Native to
- Paleotropics
- Distribution
- North Africa to Zambia and Angola; India, Pakistan, Mauritania to Philippines, Pakistan
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Assam, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Poaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Thalia Lovegrass
Thalia Lovegrass (Eragrostis atrovirens) is a herb belonging to the Poaceae family (Grass family). Members of this family are generally characterised by 2-ranked narrow linear leaves, spikelet clusters flower clusters, caryopsis (grain) fruit. It is typically found in river banks, grasslands and dry deciduous forests. Native to Paleotropics, it is distributed across North Africa to Zambia and Angola; India, Pakistan, Mauritania to Philippines, Pakistan. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Poaceae
Grass family
Thalia Lovegrass belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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