# African love grass

*Eragrostis curvula*

Its roots can plunge up to 5 meters deep into the earth, making it an exceptional tool for erosion control but a fierce competitor against native flora.

- **Taxonomy:** Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae › Eragrostis
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** increasing
- **Biome:** grassland
- **Habitat:** Grasslands, roadsides, disturbed soils, and semi-arid savannas.
- **Diet:** Autotrophic (Photosynthesis)
- **Range:** South Africa, Lesotho, United States, Australia, Japan
- **Size:** Tussocks 30 to 120 cm in height
- **Lifespan:** Perennial (5 to 15 years)
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Displacement by urban development in its native range, though globally it faces few threats and acts as an aggressive pioneer species.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless to touch, though its abundant pollen can trigger seasonal allergies in sensitive individuals. Seeds easily cling to clothing and animal fur; brush off your gear before leaving the area to prevent spreading this highly invasive species to non-native habitats.

## About

Eragrostis curvula is a species of grass known by the common name weeping lovegrass . Other common names include Boer lovegrass , curved lovegrass , Catalina lovegrass , and African lovegrass .

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/74c02551-0ab9-4010-afe3-dcc96d21b865
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/76850
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eragrostis curvula
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/449563770/medium.jpg (Ed Alverson, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.