Eragrostis

NOUN
  1. annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics
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  • Teff Teff, Eragrostis tef, is the major crop in Ethiopia, but rarely grown elsewhere. On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
  • Many species common in montane forest, such as trees of the genera Podocarpus and Juniperus, have economic importance, while several crops including coffee (Coffea arabica) and tef (Eragrostis tef) from the Ethiopian Highlands have been domesticated. Biological diversity in the Eastern Afromontane
  • Species include bloodwood Eucalyptus terminalis, tea-tree Melaleuca sp., acacia, lamb's tails Ptilotus sp., shrubs and grasses Themeda avenacea, Enneapogon cylindricus and Eragrostis eriopoda. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia
  • For example in the panicle of _Eragrostis Willdenoviana_, the branches are irregularly disposed, whereas in _Sporobolus coromandelianus_ the branches are verticillate. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses
  • Grasses identified are Panicum laetum, Eragrostis pilosa, Cenchrus biflorus, Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Pennisetum violaceum, Cymbopogon schoenanthus and Chrysopogon aucheri. Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger
  • Atriplex vestita, Sporobolus tenellus, and S. virginicus are also present as are the occasional patches of annuals such as Chloris virgata, Diplachne fusca, Dactyloctenium aegyptium, and Eragrostis porosa. Etosha Pan halophytics
  • Delineated by White's regs, hamadas and wadis vegetation type, the northern border of the ecoregion lies several hundred kilometers (km) north of the 100 mm rainfall isohyet, which is the northern limit of summer grassland pasture composed of the grasses Eragrostis, Aristida, and Stipagrostis spp. with the herbs Tribulus, Heliotropium, and Pulicharia. South Saharan steppe and woodlands
  • Increased cattle herds cause overgrazing, which changes the composition of natural vegetation, particularly by the replacement of sweet grasses such as Chloris gayana, Cynodon dactylon, Eragrostis pilosa, and Urochloa trichopu by less palatable species such as Aristida congesta. Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
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