Eragrostis amabilis
Common names
Japanese love grass
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Grasses
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
?2005
Other information
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’