Eragrostis pilosa(L.) P.Beauv.

Indian lovegrasshairy love-grass

WFO wfo-0000868222 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Eragrostis pilosa, photographed by Christian Berg
fig. a Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0 / 2020-09-18 / obs. 108004891
Eragrostis pilosa, photographed by Daniel A. Monsalve Ortiz
fig. b Daniel A. Monsalve Ortiz, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 37250233
Eragrostis pilosa, photographed by Zihao Wang
fig. c Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 22710269
Eragrostis pilosa, photographed by Andre Hosper
fig. d Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 20478228
Eragrostis pilosa, photographed by Patrick Hacker
fig. e Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 157623666
Eragrostis pilosa, photographed by Kevin Faccenda
fig. f Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 199038919
Eragrostis pilosa, photographed by Robert Taylor
fig. g Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 126736078
Eragrostis pilosa, photographed by Oleksii Vasyliuk
fig. h Oleksii Vasyliuk, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 151397629

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Native range 138 botanical countries

Regions where Eragrostis pilosa is native: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, East Aegean Is., Gulf States, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Mongolia, Nansei-shoto, North Caucasus, Oman, Palestine, Primorye, Sakhalin, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Yakutiya, Yemen, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AlgeriaAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkinaBurundiCameroonCape ProvincesCaprivi StripCentral African RepublicChadCongoDR CongoEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaFree StateGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauIvory CoastKenyaKwaZulu-NatalLiberiaLibyaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaNorthern ProvincesSenegalSierra LeoneSudan-South SudanTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabweAfghanistanAltayAmurBuryatiyaChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastChitaEast Aegean Is.Gulf StatesHainanInner MongoliaIranIraqIrkutskJapanKazakhstanKhabarovskKirgizstanKrasnoyarskLebanon-SyriaManchuriaMongoliaNorth CaucasusOmanPalestinePrimoryeSakhalinSaudi ArabiaSinaiTadzhikistanTaiwanTibetTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaUzbekistanWest SiberiaYakutiyaYemenAssamBangladeshBorneoCambodiaEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLaosLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMyanmarNepalNew GuineaPakistanPhilippinesSri LankaSulawesiSumateraVietnamWest HimalayaAlbaniaAustriaBelarusBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaEast European RussiaFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyKrymNW. Balkan Pen.PortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine MauritiusMozambique Channel Is.RéunionSeychellesKoreaNansei-shotoAndaman Is.Sardegna
Native distribution of Eragrostis pilosa, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Angola ANG
Benin BEN
Botswana BOT
Burkina BKN
Burundi BUR
Cameroon CMN
Cape Provinces CPP
Caprivi Strip CPV
Central African Republic CAF
Chad CHA
Congo CON
DR Congo ZAI
Egypt EGY
Equatorial Guinea EQG
Eritrea ERI
Eswatini SWZ
Ethiopia ETH
Free State OFS
Gambia GAM
Ghana GHA
Guinea GUI
Guinea-Bissau GNB
Ivory Coast IVO
Kenya KEN
KwaZulu-Natal NAT
Liberia LBR
Libya LBY
Madagascar MDG
Malawi MLW
Mali MLI
Mauritania MTN
Mauritius MAU
Morocco MOR
Mozambique MOZ
Mozambique Channel Is. MCI
Namibia NAM
Niger NGR
Nigeria NGA
Northern Provinces TVL
Réunion REU
Senegal SEN
Seychelles SEY
Sierra Leone SIE
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Togo TOG
Uganda UGA
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Altay ALT
Amur AMU
Buryatiya BRY
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
Chita CTA
East Aegean Is. EAI
Gulf States GST
Hainan CHH
Inner Mongolia CHI
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Irkutsk IRK
Japan JAP
Kazakhstan KAZ
Khabarovsk KHA
Kirgizstan KGZ
Korea KOR
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Lebanon-Syria LBS
Manchuria CHM
Mongolia MON
Nansei-shoto NNS
North Caucasus NCS
Oman OMA
Palestine PAL
Primorye PRM
Sakhalin SAK
Saudi Arabia SAU
Sinai SIN
Tadzhikistan TZK
Taiwan TAI
Tibet CHT
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Tuva TVA
Uzbekistan UZB
West Siberia WSB
Yakutiya YAK
Yemen YEM
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Belarus BLR
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
East European Russia RUE
France FRA
Germany GER
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Andaman Is. AND ASIA-TROPICAL
Assam ASS
Bangladesh BAN
Borneo BOR
Cambodia CBD
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Jawa JAW
Laos LAO
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Malaya MLY
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
New Guinea NWG
Pakistan PAK
Philippines PHI
Sri Lanka SRL
Sulawesi SUL
Sumatera SUM
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 57 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Catabrosa verticillata (Cav.) P.Beauv.
  • Eragrostis afghanica Gand.
  • Eragrostis albensis H.Scholz
  • Eragrostis bagdadensis Boiss.
  • Eragrostis baguirmiensis A.Chev.
  • Eragrostis bicolor Boiss.
  • Eragrostis bithynica Griseb.
  • Eragrostis collocarpa K.Schum.
  • Eragrostis damiensiana var. laxior Thell.
  • Eragrostis filiformis Link
  • Eragrostis gracilis Schrad.
  • Eragrostis gracilis Velen.
  • Eragrostis gracillima Hack.
  • Eragrostis imberbis (Franch.) Prob.
  • Eragrostis indica (J.Koenig ex Rottler) Willd. ex Steud.
  • Eragrostis jeholensis Honda
  • Eragrostis linkii (Kunth) Steud.
  • Eragrostis longipes Keng
  • Eragrostis multispicula Kitag.
  • Eragrostis petersii Trin.
  • Eragrostis pilosa f. imberbis Franch.
  • Eragrostis pilosa subsp. imberbis (Franch.) Tzvelev
  • Eragrostis pilosa subsp. neglecta H.Scholz
  • Eragrostis pilosa subsp. subspontanea H.Scholz

and 33 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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