Taxon:  Eragrostis minor Host



Summary
Genus:
Eragrostis
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Eragrostideae
Subtribe:
Eragrostidinae
Nomen number:
301035
Place of publication:
Icon. descr. gram. austriac. 4:15.  1809
Verified:
09/17/1986 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
30 (20  active, 16  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Eragrostis poaeoides P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Eragrostis suaveolens A. K. Becker ex Claus
Poa eragrostis L.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. Arianoutsou, M. et al. 2021. Alien plants of Europe: introduction, pathways, gateways and time trends. PeerJ 9:e11270. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11270.
  4. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  5. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
  6. Burkill, H. M. 1994. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 2:251.
  7. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  8. Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 39.
  9. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  10. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  11. Friedel, M. H. 2020. Unwelcome guests: a selective history of weed introductions to arid and semi-arid Australia. Austral. J. Bot. 68:75-99. DOI: 10.1071/BT20030.
  12. Ghazanfar, S. A. 1992. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2
  13. Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
  14. Gugsa, L. & T. Mengiste. 1999. The crossability of Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) trotter with its wild close relatives. Proc. Annual Conf. Crop Science Soc. Ethiopia. 57-60. Note: it reported unsuccessful crosses between Eragrostis tef and E. minor
  15. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  16. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  17. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 3:390.
  18. Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
  19. Lazarides, M. 1997. A revision of Eragrostis (Eragrostideae, Eleusininae, Poaceae) in Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 10:136.
  20. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  21. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  22. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  23. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  24. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:187.
  25. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  26. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  27. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  28. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  29. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
  30. Veldkamp, J. F. 2002. Revision of Eragrostis (Gramineae, Chloridoideae) in Malesia. Blumea 47:179.
  31. Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
  32. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
  33. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47 64.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishlittle love grass  1Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Englishsmall love grass  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishsmall stink grass  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English (Canada)little love grass Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 39.
French (Canada)éragrostide faux-pâturin Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 39.
Swedishkärleksgräs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea   
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia   
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMauritania   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal   
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOman  Ghazanfar, S. A. 1992. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina  Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationAstrakhan Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:185-186.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationKalmykija, Respublika Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:185-186.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationSaratov Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:185-186.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationVolgogradskaja oblast' Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:185-186.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean parts.Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. KrymTzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  Friedel, M. H. 2020. Unwelcome guests: a selective history of weed introductions to arid and semi-arid Australia. Austral. J. Bot. 68:75-99. DOI: 10.1071/BT20030.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Arianoutsou, M. et al. 2021. Alien plants of Europe: introduction, pathways, gateways and time trends. PeerJ 9:e11270. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11270.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Mauritania, Senegal
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman, Yemen
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • CHINA: China
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Nepal, Pakistan
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (s.)], Moldova, Russian Federation [Astrakhan, Kalmykija, Respublika, Saratov, Volgogradskaja oblast'], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom

Reference(s)
  1. Arianoutsou, M. et al. 2021. Alien plants of Europe: introduction, pathways, gateways and time trends. PeerJ 9:e11270. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11270.
  2. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  4. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  5. Friedel, M. H. 2020. Unwelcome guests: a selective history of weed introductions to arid and semi-arid Australia. Austral. J. Bot. 68:75-99. DOI: 10.1071/BT20030.
  6. Ghazanfar, S. A. 1992. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2
  7. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  8. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  9. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  10. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  11. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:185-186.
  12. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  13. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  14. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  15. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
  16. Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
  17. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Weed in disturbed sitesFriedel, M. H. 2020. Unwelcome guests: a selective history of weed introductions to arid and semi-arid Australia. Austral. J. Bot. 68:75-99. DOI: 10.1071/BT20030.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=301035. Accessed 15 April 2026.