Poaceae
Little lovegrass
Eragrostis minor
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Eragrostis
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 小画眉草, 小畫眉草, 香画眉草, 香畵眉草
- Czech
- Milička menší
- Dutch
- Klein liefdegras
- English
- Little lovegrass, Lesser love-grass
- Finnish
- Matalaröllinurmikka
- German
- Kleines Liebesgras
Synonyms
- Eragrostis beguinotii Belosersky
- Eragrostis borysthenica (Schmalh.) Klokov
- Eragrostis brizoides Costa
- Eragrostis cilianensis f. minor (Host) Maire & Weiller
- Eragrostis cilianensis f. nana Maire & Weiller
- Eragrostis cilianensis subsp. pooides (Husn.) Maire
- Eragrostis eragrostis var. microstachya Farw.
- Eragrostis megastachya subsp. pooides Husn.
- Eragrostis megastachya var. nana Trab.
- Eragrostis minor f. arenosa A.F.Schwarz
- Eragrostis minor f. umbrosa A.F.Schwarz
- Eragrostis minor subsp. angusta H.Scholz & Raus
- Eragrostis minor subsp. mimica H.Scholz
- Eragrostis minor subsp. roborovskii (Tzvelev) H.Scholz
- Eragrostis minor var. minima B.S.Sun & S.Wang
- Eragrostis minor var. rajasthanensis Vivek, G.V.S.Murthy & V.J.Nair
- Eragrostis minor var. roborovskii Tzvelev
- Eragrostis minor var. suaveolens (A.K.Becker ex Claus) Schmalh.
- Eragrostis multiflora var. pappiana Chiov.
- Eragrostis multiflora var. poioides (P.Beauv.) Trab.
- Eragrostis multiflora var. pooides (Husn.) Trab.
- Eragrostis pappiana (Chiov.) Chiov.
- Eragrostis pilosa var. minor (Host) Kuntze
- Eragrostis pilosa var. minor Griseb. & Schenk.
- Eragrostis poaeoides var. laxiflora Döll
- Eragrostis poaoides Roem. & Schult.
- Eragrostis poiformis Link
- Eragrostis poioides P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Eragrostis pooides P.Beauv.
- Eragrostis pooides f. arenosa (A.F.Schwarz) Soó
- Eragrostis pooides f. umbrosa (A.F.Schwarz) Soó
- Eragrostis pooides subsp. brizoides K.Richt.
- Eragrostis pooides var. laxiflora Döll
- Eragrostis pooides var. spiciformis Trautv. ex Regel
- Eragrostis pooides var. suaveolens (A.K.Becker ex Claus) Schmalh.
- Eragrostis suaveolens A.K.Becker ex Claus
- Eragrostis suaveolens subsp. borysthenica (Schmalh.) Tzvelev
- Eragrostis suaveolens var. borysthenica Schmalh.
- Eragrostis vulgaris Coss. & Germ.
- Eragrostis vulgaris subsp. minor (Host) Rouy
and 7 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced
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.