Poaceae
Elastic grass
Eragrostis tenuifolia
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Eragrostis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 薄?畫眉草, 薄葉畫眉草
- English
- Elastic grass
Synonyms
- Eragrostis parviglumis Hochst. ex Steud.
- Eragrostis tenuifolia var. polytricha Peter
- Poa tenuifolia A.Rich.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, 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.