Poaceae
Longflowered veldtgrass
Ehrharta longiflora
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Ehrharta
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Longflowered veldtgrass, Annual veldt grass, Oat-seed grass, Tall ehrharta
Synonyms
- Ehrharta aristata Thunb.
- Ehrharta banksii J.F.Gmel.
- Ehrharta eckloniana Schrad. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
- Ehrharta longiflora var. eckloniana (Schrad. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Nees
- Ehrharta longiflora var. longiseta (Schrad.) Nees
- Ehrharta longiflora var. urvilleana (Kunth) Nees
- Ehrharta longiseta Schrad.
- Ehrharta urvilleana Kunth
- Trochera eckloniana (Schrad. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Kuntze
- Trochera longiflora (Sm.) Kuntze
- Trochera longiseta (Schrad.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- July to October (from 61 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Alice Shanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alice Shanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, 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
More in Ehrharta
- Perennial veldtgrassEhrharta calycinaPoaceae
- Panic veldtgrassEhrharta erectaPoaceae
- Ehrharta diplaxPoaceae
- Pyp grassEhrharta villosaPoaceae
- Ehrharta capensisPoaceae
- Ehrharta longifoliaPoaceae
- Ehrharta longiglumaPoaceae
- Ehrharta melicoidesPoaceae
- Ehrharta rehmanniiPoaceae
- Ehrharta thunbergiiPoaceae
- Ehrharta barbinodisPoaceae
- Ehrharta brevifoliaPoaceae
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.