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Eragrostis
Also called Love Grass, Love Grasses, Lovegrasses
Eragrostis is a large genus of grasses found on every inhabited continent, including popular ornamental species and the grain teff. Grow the ornamental kinds in full sun and well-drained soil, and treat them as warm-season grasses.
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. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words ἔρως (érōs), meaning 'love', and ἄγρωστις (ágrōstis), meaning 'grass'.
Sticky Love Grass · Stinkgrass · Gophertail lovegrass · Naked Woollybutt Grass · Little lovegrass · Indian lovegrass · Purple lovegrass · Teff
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
