Eragrostis paupera
| Eragrostis paupera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Genus: | Eragrostis |
| Species: | E. paupera
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| Binomial name | |
| Eragrostis paupera Jedwabn.[1]
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[2][3][4]Eragrostis paupera is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to the Gilbert Islands, the Phoenix Islands, the Line Islands and Hawaii, all in the Pacific.[1] Other common names include Dwarf Bunchgrass, Dwarf Lovegrass, and Oahu Lovegrass. There is no Hawaiian identification for this plant.
Description
Eragrostis paupera is characterized as being tough, dense, and stiff. The leaves are grass-like, and grow to be around 5 cm long. In the early developmental stages, it has curly leaves that later withers brown once full grown.
References
- ^ a b c "Eragrostis paupera", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-01-15
- ^ "Eragrostis paupera - Seeds Of Hawaii". Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ "Dwarf Eragrostis – Eragrostis paupera". Kure Atoll Conservancy. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ Smith, Clifford W. (1980). Proceedings, Third Conference in Natural Sciences, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: Held at Hawaii Field Research Center, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on June 4-6, 1980. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Botany.