Eragrostis minor
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64403028eb6c5201578858 |
| Scientific name | Eragrostis minor |
| Authority | Host |
| First published in | Fl. Austriaca 1: 135 (1827) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
- Pasture forage: Eragrostis minor is grazed by cattle, sheep, and goats in mixed grassland systems, especially in subtropical and Mediterranean climates where its rapid growth provides a seasonal feed source.
- Hay: The plant is harvested as cut hay in mid‑summer when vegetative biomass is at its peak; the hay is used for winter feed or as a supplemental forage in stall‑fed systems.
- Pasture renovation: The species is sometimes included in seed mixtures for pasture establishment and renovation, where its rapid germination and early growth help suppress weeds and provide early‑season grazing.
Properties relevant to use:
- Propagates by seed: The species produces abundant seed that germinates readily, allowing natural reseeding of pastures and eliminating the need for regular replanting.
- Drought tolerance: As a C₄ annual, E. minor tolerates periods of water deficit, supporting forage production in low‑rainfall environments.
- Growth habit: The grass forms dense tufts and a shallow root network, providing quick ground cover and helping to suppress weeds in newly established pastures.
- Photosynthetic pathway: Eragrostis minor is a C4 grass, which confers higher water‑use efficiency and photosynthetic rates compared with many C3 grasses, an advantage in semi‑arid forage systems.
- Seed characteristics: The seeds are small, lightweight, and viable for broadcast seeding, facilitating cost‑effective establishment without intensive soil preparation.
Standards and regulation:
- The species is listed in the USDA PLANTS database, an authoritative reference for forage and hay species; its use in livestock feed complies with the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) guidelines for animal feed safety and labeling.
- Where the plant occurs as a weed, it is subject to national seed certification and weed‑management regulations, but its intentional cultivation for forage is governed by the same feed‑safety standards.
Sustainability and sourcing:
- Self‑seeding, low‑input cultivation: Because the plant regenerates from seed, it can be managed with minimal soil disturbance, reducing seeding costs and labor.
- Marginal‑soil utilization: Eragrostis minor thrives on disturbed, low‑fertility sites, allowing productive use of land that may be unsuitable for other forage crops, thereby supporting extensive grazing systems without the need for additional fertilizer or irrigation.
- Integration into mixed pastures: The species is often combined with other C₄ and C₃ grasses to extend the grazing season and improve pasture resilience, contributing to more sustainable livestock production.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Eragrostis beguinotii | Belosersky | Atti Accad. Sci. Veneto-Trentino-Istiana , ser. 3, 7: 174 (1914 publ. 1915) |
| Eragrostis borysthenica | Klokov | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 12: 52 (1950) |
| Eragrostis brizoides | Costa | Introd. Fl. Cataluña , Supl.: 81 (1877) |
| Eragrostis cilianensis subsp. pooides | (P.Beauv.) Husn. | Graminées 55 1898 |
| Eragrostis megastachya var. nana | Trab. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: xxiv. 1907 |
| Eragrostis minor f. arenosa | A.F.Schwarz | Fl. Nürnb. 1244 1901 |
| Eragrostis minor f. umbrosa | A.F.Schwarz | Fl. Nürnb. 1244 1901 |
| Eragrostis minor var. minima | B.S.Sun & S.Wang | Acta Bot. Yunnan. 11: 307 (1989) |
| Eragrostis minor var. suaveolens | (Claus) Schmalh. | Izv. Imp. Bot. Sada Petra Velikago 14(Suppl. 2): 68 1915 |
| Eragrostis multiflora var. pappiana | Chiov. | Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 65. 1902 |
| Eragrostis multiflora var. poioides | (P.Beauv.) Trab. | Fl. Algérie Monocot.: 199 1895 |
| Eragrostis pappiana | Chiov. | Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 371 (1908 publ. 1907) |
| Eragrostis pilosa var. minor | (Host) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 353 (1898) |
| Eragrostis poiformis | Link | Hort. Berol. 1: 188 (1827) |
| Eragrostis poioides | P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. | Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 2: 574. 1817 [Nov 1817] |
| Eragrostis pooides | P.Beauv. | Ess. Agrostogr. : 162 (1812) |
| Eragrostis pooides f. arenosa | (A.Schwarz) Soó | Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 123 (1971 publ. 1972) |
| Eragrostis pooides f. umbrosa | (A.Schwarz) Soó | Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 123 (1971 publ. 1972) |
| Eragrostis poaeoides var. laxiflora | Döll | Fl. Bras. (Martius) 2(3): 149. 1878 [1 Sep 1878] |
| Eragrostis pooides var. spiciformis | Trautv. ex Regel | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 7: 621. 1881 |
| Eragrostis pooides var. suaveolens | (Claus) Schmalh. | Fl. Sredn. Yuzhn. Rossii 2: 631 1897 |
| Eragrostis suaveolens | Becker ex Claus | Beitr. Pflanzenk. Russ. Reiches 8: 266 (1851) |
| Eragrostis suaveolens subsp. borysthenica | (Schmalh.) Tzvelev | Fl. Evropeískoí Chasti SSSR 1: 347 (1974) |
| Eragrostis suaveolens var. borysthenica | Schmalh. | Zap. Kievsk. Obshch. Estestvoisp. 11: 73 1891 |
| Eragrostis vulgaris | Coss. & Germ. | Fl. Descr. Anal. Paris 641. 1845 (1845) |
| Eragrostis vulgaris subsp. minor | (Host) Rouy | Fl. France 14: 263 (1913) |
| Eragrostis vulgaris subsp. pooides | (P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.) R.C.V.Douin in Bonnier & R.C.V.Douin | Fl. Ill. France 12: 32 (1933) |
| Eragrostis vulgaris var. microstachya | Coss. & Germ. | Fl. Descr. Anal. Paris : 641 (1845) |
| Eragrostis vulgaris var. minor | (Host) Rouy | Fl. France 14: 263 1913 |
| Eragrostis willdenoviana | Nees ex Hook. & Arn. | Bot. Beechey Voy. 252. 1838 [Jul 1838] |
| Poa canariensis | Willd. ex Spreng. | Syst. Veg. 1: 345 (1824) |
| Poa eragrostis | L. | Sp. Pl. : 68 (1753) |
| Eragrostis minor subsp. angusta | H.Scholz & Raus | Willdenowia 36: 728 (2006) |
| Eragrostis vulgaris subsp. poaeoides | R.C.V.Douin | Fl. Ill. France 12: 32 1927 |
| Eragrostis pilosa var. minor | Griseb. & Schenk. | Arch. Naturgesch. 18: 361 1852 |
| Eragrostis poaoides | Roem. & Schult. | Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 574 (1817) |
| Eragrostis megastachya subsp. pooides | (P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.) Husn. | Graminées : 55 (1898) |
| Eragrostis minor subsp. mimica | H.Scholz | XII Moskovsk. Soveshch. Filogen. Rast. : 84 (2010) |
| Eragrostis minor subsp. roborovskii | (Tzvelev) H.Scholz | XII Moskovsk. Soveshch. Filogen. Rast. : 85 (2010) |
| Eragrostis minor var. roborovskii | Tzvelev | Rast. Tsentral. Azii 4: 141 (1968) |
| Eragrostis minor var. rajasthanensis | Vivek, G.V.S.Murthy & V.J.Nair | J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 37: 717 (2013) |
| Eragrostis eragrostis var. microstachya | (Coss. & Germ.) Farw. | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 10: 306 (1927) |
| Eragrostis pooides subsp. brizoides | K.Richt. | Pl. Eur. 1: 73 (1890) |
| Eragrostis cilianensis f. nana | Maire & Weiller | Fl. Afrique N. 2: 176 (1953) |
| Eragrostis multiflora var. pooides | (Husn.) Trab. | Fl. Algérie , Monocot.: 199 (1895) |
| Eragrostis pooides var. laxiflora | Döll | Fl. Bras. 2(3): 149 (1878) |
| Eragrostis cilianensis f. minor | (Host) Maire & Weiller | Fl. Afrique N. 2: 175 (1953) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | lesser love-grass |
| English | little lovegrass |
| Arabic | أثب أصغر |
| Bulgarian | дребна власица |
| Czech | milička menší |
| Welsh | serchwellt bach |
| German | kleines liebesgras |
| Finnish | matalaröllinurmikka |
| Latvian | mazā eragroste |
| mn | Бага хургалж |
| Dutch | klein liefdegras |
| Polish | miłka drobna |
| Swedish | kärleksgräs |
| Chinese | 小画眉草 |
| Chinese | 小畫眉草 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000868064 |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 203 |
| Flora of Alabama | 4802 |
| Canadensys | 7633 |
| USDA Plants | ERMI5 |
| Tropicos | 25511023 |
| INPN | 96613 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:401317-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-412851 |
| Plantarium | 14710 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 724655 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 110886 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000033574 |
| Nature Serve | 2.129621 |
| IPNI | 401317-1 |
| iNaturalist | 76855 |
| GBIF | 2705449 |
| WisFlora | 3547 |
| EPPO | ERAPO |
| EOL | 1114377 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 3037 |
| USDA GRIN | 301035 |
| Wikipedia | Eragrostis_minor |
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| In public collections | 0 |