| weeping lovegrass | USDA PLANTS SYMBOL: ERCU2 |
| Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees | |
| Synonym(s): Boer love grass | |
Weeping lovegrass is a warm-season, perennial grass that can grow to 4 ft (1.2 m) tall. Leaves are arched, 1/10 in. (3-4 mm) wide, flat, with ciliate ligules. Sheaths have long hairs inside the upper margin and along the collar. Spikelets are nodding, 0.2-0.4 in. (4-10 mm) long, 0.1 in. (1.5-2 mm) wide and gray-green. Weeping lovegrass inhabits disturbed places such as roadsides and is native to South Africa. It has been planted for erosion control in the southwestern United States and is also used widely as an ornamental. |
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Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
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 Feature(s); seed head in September James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); seed stalks in September James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |