Eragrostis multicaulis
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Grasses
Flower colours
Purple, Red/Pink
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.
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Flowering
November to January
Fruiting
January to March
Year naturalised
2010
Origin
Africa, India, Indo-China, and Malesia. South America: Mesoamericana and northern South America.
Other information
Etymology
eragrostis: From the Greek eros ‘love’ and agrostis ‘grass’
Referencing and citations
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]
Attribution
Fact sheet prepared for NZPCN by P.J. de Lange (18 November 2013). Description modified from Clayton et al. (2002 onwards).