Species

Eragrostis cilianensis

Etymology

Eragrostis: From the Greek eros 'love' and agrostis 'grass'

Common Name(s)

stink grass

Authority

Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Janch.

Family

Poaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

ERACIL

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Grasses

Similar Taxa

Stems, slender, smooth 30 to 60 cm tall, branched at top - several usually arising from root crown. Leaves have smooth sheaths except for hairs on upper portion, and flat, smooth blades 1.5 to 7.5 mm wide. Panicles branched, the branches moderately spreading, bearing numerous spikelets 6 tp 15 mm long. Spikelets flat, containing 20 to 40 florets or seeds; dark grey-green to purple. (Wax, Fawcett and Isely 1981)

Year Naturalised

1906

Origin

Mediterranean

Seed
Seeds, egg shaped, 0.8 mm in diameter, orange red. (Wax, Fawcett and Isely 1981)

This page last updated on 25 Mar 2010