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Eragrostideae
Eragrostis unioloides
EOL Text
Poa unioloides Retz., Obs. Bot. 5: 19. 1789
Eragrostis formosana Hayata, Bot. Mag. Tokyo 21: 53 1907, Mat. Fl. Form. 408. 1911.
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Conservation Actions
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"Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2006 Assessor/s: Watve, A. Reviewer/s: Narasimhan, D., Rao, M.L.V., Gunaga, S. & Juffe Bignoli, D. Contributors: Molur, S. Justification: Eragrostis unioloides is annual or sometimes perennial herb. It grows in many dry as well as moist habitats. It can tolerate heavy disturbance, trampling, fires and hence in degraded or disturbed habitat it can form pure stands. It has invasive tendencies, no reported use or trade and no threats. Conservation actions for this species are not necessary. In view of this, it is categorized as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No conservation action is proposed or is necessary for this species."
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Poa unioloides Retzius, Observ. Bot. 5: 19. 1788; Eragro-stis amabilis (Linnaeus) Wight & Arnold ex Nees; E. formo-sana Hayata; P. amabilis Linnaeus.
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This species is common throughout India but from our area it is known only from Kashmir. As there are no records from Iran or Afghanistan, it is possible that it does not occur in Pakistan. It should be looked for. It is called Eragrostis amabilis Wight & Arn. ex Nees in Fl. Brit. Ind. 7:317 and on many herbarium sheets.
Eragrostis unioloides is a hardy, but sporadic, species whose value as a fodder grass is unknown.
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Flowering class: Monocot Habit: Herb
Isolectotype; Isosyntype for Eragrostis amabilis var. contracta Büse in Miq.
Catalog Number: US 1109865
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Alleged type specimen status verified from secondary sources; Alleged type specimen status verified from secondary sources
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): F. W. Junghuhn
Locality: In arenosis insulae Javae prope Djogjakarta, Java, Indonesia, Pacific Islands
- Isolectotype: Veldkamp, J. F. 2002. Blumea. 47 (1): 188.; Büse, L. H. 1854. Pl. Junghuhn. 348.; Isosyntype: Veldkamp, J. F. 2002. Blumea. 47 (1): 188.; Büse, L. H. 1854. Pl. Junghuhn. 348.
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This species is very easily recognized by its extremely compressed large spikilets which are pinkish or sometimes pale in color.
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Eragrostis unioloidesis cosmopolitan in nature and has invasive tendencies. It is known from India and Sri Lanka. Grassbase (Clayton et al. 2006) records it from Africa (west tropical, west-central tropical, and western Indian ocean). Asia-temperate (Arabia, China, and eastern Asia). Asia-tropical (India, Indo-China, Malaysia, and Paupa New Guinea). Australasia (Australia).
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Habitat and Ecology
Systems
- Terrestrial
- Freshwater
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