Eragrostis multicaulis
Family
Poaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Grasses
Conservation status
Not applicable
Distribution
Exotic. Naturalised sparingly on the roadside toward Huia, West Auckland, and Central Auckland North Island, New Zealand.
Recently found in Kaitaia and Whangārei.
Habitat
Roadside gravel and cracked asphalt.
Flowering
November to January
Flower colours
Purple, Red/Pink
Fruiting
January to March
Year naturalised
2010
Origin
Africa, India, Indo-China, and Malesia. South America: Mesoamericana and northern South America.
Etymology
eragrostis: From the Greek eros ‘love’ and agrostis ‘grass’
Attribution
Fact sheet prepared for NZPCN by P.J. de Lange (18 November 2013). Description modified from Clayton et al. (2002 onwards).
References and further reading
Clayton WD, Vorontsova MS, Harman KT, Williamson H. 2002 onwards. GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora. Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval. https://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db.html [accessed 18 November 2013]
NZPCN Fact Sheet citation
Please cite as: de Lange, P.J. (Year at time of access): Eragrostis multicaulis Fact Sheet (content continuously updated). New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/eragrostis-multicaulis/ (Date website was queried)