Poaceae
Darnel lovegrass
Eragrostis airoides
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Eragrostis
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Eragrostis airoidesPoaceae
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Common names
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- English
- Darnel lovegrass
Synonyms
- Agrosticula brasiliensis (Raddi) Herter
- Aira brasiliensis Raddi
- Airopsis millegrana Griseb.
- Atropis millegrana Griseb.
- Eragrostis airoides var. pluriflora Döll
- Eragrostis brasiliensis (Raddi) Nees
- Eragrostis triflora Ekman
- Megastachya brasiliensis (Raddi) Schult. & Schult.f.
- Poa airoides Kunth
- Poa brasiliensis Raddi
- Sporobolus brasiliensis (Raddi) Hack.
- Sporobolus funckii (Steud.) R.Knuth
- Sporobolus ramosissimus Kunth
- Vilfa funckii Steud.
- Vilfa ramosissima (Kunth) Trin.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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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.