Ornamental grass
Eragrostis minor, the little lovegrass or smaller stinkgrass, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to most of the subtropical and warm temperate Old World, and introduced to North America, South America, and Australia.[1][2] Preferring disturbed open places with little competition, and sandy or gravelly soils, it is often found growing on rail embankments, road verges, cracks in sidewalks, and waste areas.[3] Its seeds are edible, but quite small and difficult to harvest and handle, so it is usually regarded as a famine food.[4]
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Mass effect
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Flowers
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Seedheads with human finger for scale
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Ripe seedheads
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Eragrostis minor is often found growing in pavement cracks
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A particularly large individual
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Uprooted specimen with coin for scale
Diseases
E. minor is the only known host as of 2023[update] of the Eragrostis minor streak virus.[5]
References
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