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Chinese lovegrass

Eragrostis unioloides (Retz.) Nees ex Steud.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Eragrostis

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
牛虱草, 牛蝨草
English
Chinese lovegrass
Malayalam
അവിൽപ്പുല്ല്

Synonyms

  • Eragrostis amabilis var. contracta Buse
  • Eragrostis amabilis var. contracta Buse
  • Eragrostis amabilis var. effusa Buse
  • Eragrostis amabilis var. effusa Buse
  • Eragrostis amabilis var. prostrata Buse
  • Eragrostis amabilis var. prostrata Buse
  • Eragrostis amabilis var. scabriuscula Buse
  • Eragrostis amabilis var. scabriuscula Buse
  • Eragrostis euchroa Steud.
  • Eragrostis formosana Hayata
  • Eragrostis rubens (Lam.) Hochst. ex Miq.
  • Eragrostis rubens f. linearis Boerl.
  • Eragrostis rubens var. contracta (Buse) Miq.
  • Eragrostis rubens var. effusa (Buse) Miq.
  • Eragrostis rubens var. scabriuscula (Buse) Miq.
  • Eragrostis unioloides var. ongiemensis A.Camus
  • Eragrostis unioloides var. tremula K.C.Jacob
  • Poa rubens Lam.
  • Poa unioloides Retz.
  • Uniola indica Spreng.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Navassa Island: introduced

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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.