Love Grass, Creeping Wanderrie
Eragrostis lanipes
Family: Poaceae
What it is like
A grass which keeps growing from year to year. It grows 20-50 cm tall. It forms spreading clumps. The bases of the clumps form bulbs. They are woolly. The leaves are 4-10 cm long by 0.2-0.3 cm wide. They can be flat or rolled inwards. The stem is 20-50 cm long and slender and smooth. The branched flower head is 10-20 cm long by 3-8 cm wide. It is open and loose. The spikelets are 0.5 cm long and green or purple.
There are about 300 Eragrostis species.
Where it is found
It suits temperate places. It needs an open sunny position.
Countries/locations it is found in
Australia (country/location of origin)
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Seeds, cereal
How it is grown
Plants can be grown from seed or division of the rhizomes.