Poaceae FAMILY
Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis pilosa
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Eragrostis pilosa is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeTropical and warm temperate regions of southeast Asia, Australia, Africa and southern Europe.
HabitatRoadsides, waste places and old fields[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. Open grasslands in China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].