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Large Hawai'i lovegrass

Eragrostis grandis Hillebr.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Eragrostis

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Large Hawai'i lovegrass: Eragrostis grandis (Eragrostis) habit (with Niels' leg on left side) at Helu, West Maui, Maui, Hawaii. February 18, 2010 #100218-2427 Image Use Policy
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Large Hawai'i lovegrass
mul
E. grandis

Synonyms

  • Eragrostis grandis var. oligantha Hillebr.
  • Eragrostis grandis var. polyantha Hillebr.
  • Eragrostis polyantha (Hillebr.) Jedwabn.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: native

Photos

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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.