Eragrostis tremula is an annual grass that is native to tropical Africa, India and Myanmar. It is found in sandy soils and abandoned cultivation.[1]

Eragrostis tremula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Eragrostis
Species:
E. tremula
Binomial name
Eragrostis tremula
Hochst. ex Steud.

Description edit

Ascending culms can grow up to 75 centimeters.

Uses edit

It is used as fodder for cattle[1] and eaten in times of food scarcity.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b J., Skerman, P. (1990). Tropical grasses. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. pp. 431. ISBN 9251011281. OCLC 22123621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Ambasta, Nirbhay (2016-03-31). Flora of Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary, Hazaribag, Jharkhand (India): Sedges and Grasses. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 9781482872156.