Eragrostis curvula
Common name: African Love Grass
Eragrostis is from the Greek words eros, meaning love, and agrostis, meaning a grass. Curvula is from the Latin words curvus, meaning crooked or bent, and the diminutive –ul-, meaning a little bent.
Occurs across much of southern Australia.
A tufted perennial to 1.2 metres tall. The flowers are produced in spring and summer.
This species is originally from South Africa.
Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.
Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.
Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.
Description and key to the identification of Grasses in South-Western Australia. JG Paterson. 1992.
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2889922
Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/376