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 | |
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Scientific 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
Ascending culms can grow up to 75 centimeters.
Uses
It is used as fodder for cattle[1] and eaten in times of food scarcity.[2]