Poaceae
Panic veldtgrass
Ehrharta erecta
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Ehrharta
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 皱稃草
- English
- Panic veldtgrass, Panic veld grass
Synonyms
- Ehrharta abyssinica Hochst.
- Ehrharta deflexa Pignatti
- Ehrharta erecta var. abyssinica (Hochst.) Pilg.
- Ehrharta erecta var. erecta
- Ehrharta erecta var. natalensis Stapf
- Ehrharta panicea Sm.
- Ehrharta panicea var. cuspidata Nees
- Ehrharta panicea var. mucronata Nees
- Ehrharta paniciformis Nees
- Ehrharta paniciformis Nees ex Trin.
- Panicum deflexum Guss. ex Ten.
- Trochera panicea (Sm.) Kuntze
- Trochera paniciformis (Nees) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: thepsyguydude, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Panic veldtgrass: The roots attached to pulled stems is revealing of the annual habit of this species. [Photo of M. Schmidt collections.]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Ehrharta_erecta_%287048612683%29.jpg/1280px-Ehrharta_erecta_%287048612683%29.jpg)
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.