Poaceae
Cuming's lovegrass
Eragrostis cumingii
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Eragrostis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 珠芽画眉草, 肯氏畫眉草, 扭枝画眉草
- English
- Cuming's lovegrass
Synonyms
- Eragrostis bleeseri Pilg.
- Eragrostis brownei Chapm.
- Eragrostis bulbillifera Steud.
- Eragrostis cumingii var. kisarensis Jansen
- Eragrostis cumingii var. rindjaniensis Jansen
- Eragrostis diandra f. vivipara Domin
- Eragrostis distans Hack.
- Eragrostis reflexa Hack.
- Eragrostis simplex Scribn.
- Uniola paniculata Llanos
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.