Eragrostis amabilis
Common name
Japanese love grass
Family
Poaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Grasses
Conservation status
Not applicable
Year naturalised
?2005
Etymology
eragrostis: From the Greek eros ‘love’ and agrostis ‘grass’
amabilis: From the Latin amare, ‘to love’, amabilis can be translated as ‘worthy of love’ or ‘pleasing’, botany was also called scienta amabilis ‘the pleasing science’