*Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees

Lemma >2 mm long. Spikelet rhachilla shortly hairy. Lower leaf sheaths hairy at base. Tufted perennial up to 110 cm high. Spikelets, dark olive green, 8–10 mm long, c. 1.5 mm wide, usually with 8–10 florets. Panicle 20–30 cm long. Leaf blades 2–3 mm wide, inrolled. Widespread. Weed; roadsides; pastures. Fl. most of the year. Introd. from S. Africa. African Lovegrass