Botanical name

Eragrostis curvula

Family

Poaceae

Common Name

Weeping Love Grass, Oulandsgras
Eragrostis curvula

Description

Robust and variable perennial forming dense tufts. Leaves long and drooping, hence the common name, up to 40cm x 3-4mm. Inflorescence is an open or contracted panicle 10-30cm long; branches solitary, sub-opposite or in a pseudo-whorl; spikelets dark grey to dark olive green and 4-10mm long.

 

Habitat

Often found in disturbed soil, mainly well drained fertile soil

Flower Date

August to June