Poaceae
Eragrostis tenella
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Eragrostis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 鲫鱼草, 乱草, 鯽魚草
- Russian
- Полевичка тоненькая
Synonyms
- Eragrostis amabilis f. normalis Kuntze
- Eragrostis amabilis f. varia Kuntze
- Eragrostis amabilis var. breviculmis Stapf
- Eragrostis amabilis var. duriuscula K.Schum.
- Eragrostis amabilis var. insularis (C.E.Hubb.) P.Umam. & P.Daniel
- Eragrostis amabilis var. peramangalamensis P.Umam. & P.Daniel
- Eragrostis amabilis var. plumosa (Retz.) E.G.Camus & A.Camus
- Eragrostis amabilis var. tenella (L.) A.Camus
- Eragrostis breviculmis H.Lév.
- Eragrostis caudata Nees ex Steud.
- Eragrostis ciliaris var. patens Chapm. ex Beal
- Eragrostis confinis Nees ex Steud.
- Eragrostis despiciens (Link) Schult.
- Eragrostis elytroblephara Steud.
- Eragrostis laxa Baker
- Eragrostis mauritii Steud.
- Eragrostis plumosa (Retz.) Link
- Eragrostis taffzagra Steud.
- Eragrostis tenella var. breviglumis Stapf
- Eragrostis tenella var. insularis C.E.Hubb.
- Eragrostis tenella var. koenigii Kuntze
- Eragrostis tenella var. plumosa (Retz.) Stapf
- Eragrostis tenella var. purpurea Bojer
- Megastachya tenella (L.) Bojer
- Poa despiciens Link
- Poa indica Bory ex Steud.
- Poa plumosa Retz.
- Poa pseudamabilis Roxb. ex Stapf
- Poa speciosa Willd. ex Spreng.
- Poa tenella L.
- Poa tenuissima Schrad.
- Poa unioloides Willd. ex Spreng.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to May (from 139 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Patrícia Mees, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: vrxz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Apichart Songsangchun, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, 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). About our plant data.