Eragrostis pilosa (India lovegrass)
Identity
- Preferred Scientific Name
- Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P. Beauv.
- Preferred Common Name
- India lovegrass
- Other Scientific Names
- Catabrosa verticillata (Cav.) P.Beauv.
- Eragrostis afghanica Gand.
- Eragrostis amurensis Prob.
- Eragrostis bagdadensis Boiss.
- Eragrostis baguirmiensis A.Chev.
- Eragrostis collocarpa K.Schum.
- Eragrostis filiformis Link
- Eragrostis gracilis Schrad.
- Eragrostis gracillima Hack.
- Eragrostis imberbis (Franch.) Prob.
- Eragrostis indica (J.Koenig ex Rottler) Willd. ex Steud.
- Eragrostis jeholensis Honda
- Eragrostis linkii (Kunth) Steud.
- Eragrostis multispicula Kitag.
- Eragrostis petersii Trin.
- Eragrostis punctata (L.) Link ex Steud.
- Eragrostis tenuiflora Rupr. ex Steud.
- Eragrostis verticillata (Cav.) P. Beauv.,
- Eragrostis verticillata (Cav.) Roem. & Schult.
- Poa bohemica J.C.Mayer ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
- Poa delicatior Steud.
- Poa indica J.Koenig ex Rottler
- Poa linkii Kunth
- Poa pilosa L.
- Poa pilosa L.
- Poa poiretii Roem. & Schult.
- Poa punctata L.f.
- Poa senegalensis Desv.
- Poa verticillata Cav.
- International Common Names
- Englishhairy love grassJersey love-grasssmall-tufted lovegrasssoft lovegrass
- Spanishbarba de Indiopasto ilusiónpasto pelillosereno
- Frencheragrostide à manchetteséragrostide à plusieurs tigeséragrostide poiluepâturin poilu
- Chinesehua mei cao
- Portuguesecapim-barbicha-de-Alemaocapim-orvelhocapim-peludo
- Local Common Names
- Brazilbarbicha de alemaocapin atanacapin panasco
- Germanybehaartes LiebesgrasHaarliebesgrasvielstängliges Liebesgras
- Italyeragrostide a fusti numerosieragrostide pelosapanicella pelosa
- Japanooniwahokori
- Netherlandsharig liefdegrasstraatliefdegras
- Norwayslørfriargras
- Polandmiłka owłosiona
- Saudi Arabiaheelaagoog
- Turkeykıllı yulaf
- Venezuelagrama de fidoeos
- EPPO code
- ERAPI (Eragrostis pilosa)
Pictures
Plant
Eragrostis pilosa (India lovegrass); uprooted plant, showing typical habit. Australia. March 2013.
©Harry Rose/Macleay Grass Man/via flickr - CC BY 2.0
Flowerheads
Eragrostis pilosa (India lovegrass); flowerheads are contracted panicles at first, becoming open at maturity (8-24 cm long). Lower branches are whorled, with sparse, rigid, 1-4 mm long hairs in the axils. Spikelets are 1-1.5 mm wide, usually 6-8 flowered, flattened, unawned, with lemmas 1-2 mm long. Australia. March 2013.
©Harry Rose/Macleay Grass Man/via flickr - CC BY 2.0
Flowerhead
Eragrostis pilosa (India lovegrass); flowerhead. Lower branches are whorled, with sparse, rigid, 1-4 mm long hairs in the axils. Australia. March 2013.
©Harry Rose/Macleay Grass Man/via flickr - CC BY 2.0
Spikelets
Eragrostis pilosa (India lovegrass); spikelets are often tinged purplish, 1-1.5 mm wide, usually 6-8 flowered, flattened, unawned and with lemmas 1-2 mm long. Australia. March 2013.
©Harry Rose/Macleay Grass Man/via flickr - CC BY 2.0
Ligule
Eragrostis pilosa (India lovegrass); ligule, a ciliate rim with hairs to 0.5 mm long. Australia. March 2013.
©Harry Rose/Macleay Grass Man/via flickr - CC BY 2.0
Node
Eragrostis pilosa (India lovegrass); nodes are usually purplish. Australia. March 2013.
©Harry Rose/Macleay Grass Man/via flickr - CC BY 2.0
Flowerhead
Eragrostis pilosa (India lovegrass); flowerhead. Lower branches are whorled, with sparse, rigid, 1-4 mm long hairs in the axils. Australia. March 2013.
©Harry Rose/Macleay Grass Man/via flickr - CC BY 2.0
Stem base
Eragrostis pilosa (India lovegrass); stem bases are usually purplish. Australia. March 2013.
©Harry Rose/Macleay Grass Man/via flickr - CC BY 2.0
Lower part of plant
Eragrostis pilosa (India lovegrass); lower part of plant, showing roots.
©Luigi Rignanese-2006 - CC BY-NC 3.0
Habit
Eragrostis pilosa (India lovegrass); habit.
©Luigi Rignanese-2006 - CC BY-NC 3.0
Intact spikelet
Eragrostis pilosa (India lovegrass); intact spikelet. Photographed in laboratory at CPHST, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
©D. Walters & C. Southwick/CPHST/Bugwood.org - CC BY-NC 3.0 US
Habit
Eragrostis pilosa (India lovegrass); habit.
©Luigi Rignanese-2006 - CC BY-NC 3.0
Fruits
Eragrostis pilosa (India lovegrass); fruits, close-up of caryopses.
©D. Walters & C. Southwick/CPHST/Bugwood.org - CC BY-NC 3.0 US
Distribution
Host Plants and Other Plants Affected
| Host | Host status | References |
|---|---|---|
| Gossypium hirsutum (Bourbon cotton) | Other | |
| Hordeum vulgare (barley) | Other | |
| Oryza sativa (rice) | Main | |
| Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) | Other | |
| Triticum aestivum (wheat) | Other | Ihsan et al. (2011) |
Prevention and Control
Mechanical control
Tillage, digging or pulling by hand before seed production are 95% effective as means of control Eragrostis spp (DiTomaso et al., 2013).
Chemical Control
Due to the variable regulations around (de-)registration of pesticides, we are for the moment not including any specific chemical control recommendations. For further information, we recommend you visit the following resources:
•
EU pesticides database (http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/pesticides/eu-pesticides-database/)
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PAN pesticide database (www.pesticideinfo.org)
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Your national pesticide guide
Impact
According to Holm et al. (1997), this weed is found in more than 30 crops in over 50 countries. It is most important in Brazil (cotton), Indonesia (rice), Korea (barley and wheat), Dominican Republic (rice), Taiwan (sugarcane), India (dryland crops) and the Ukraine (vineyards).
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Published online: 4 October 2022
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