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  • COMMON NAME: lovegrass, cane grass.
  • ARABIC: دخنية، قصيص
  • BOTANICAL NAME: Eragrostis papposa (Roemer & Schultes) Steudel
  • SYNONYMS: Megastachya papposa Roem. & Schult.
  • FAMILY: POACEAE
  • KIND: Native
  • EMIRATE: Abu-Dhabi
  • GROWTH FORMS: Herbs
  • HABITATS: Sandy
  • TYPES: Perennial
M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:401392-1#synonyms
Perennial, tufted up to 40 cm. Leaves rigid, flat or rolled, 0.1-0.2* 2-15 cm, hairy rim at insertion (ligule). Inflorescence oval plume 3-10 cm long. Spikelets 0.1*0.3-1 cm, with 5-18 florets. Flowering from February to March.
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