Ehrharta erecta

TaxID: 96049

Basic Information

Ehrharta erecta

Panic Veldtgrass

Ehrharta erecta is a species of grass commonly known as panic veldtgrass. The species is native to Southern Africa and Yemen. It is a documented invasive species in the United States, New Zealand, Australia, southern Europe and China. The species is perennial, and normally grows to about 30 to 50 centimeters, although it may reach two meters in height. It will grow in a wide variety of habitats, even in shade. The species has been used for birdseed, and in ecological restoration such as dune stabilization. However, it has become an invasive weed in many parts of the world. It flowers and seeds throughout the year, and its seeds germinate rapidly, forming new plants in only a few weeks. In Ireland, E. erecta was first recorded in the 18th century, but there are earlier records from Great Britain.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Poales

Poaceae

Ehrharta

erecta

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Photos (5 photos)

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(c) strewick@BY
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(c) Lena Zentall@BY-NC
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(c) Nathan J Taylor@BY-NC
Ehrharta erecta
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(c) Nathan J Taylor@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (0 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

No quarantine status records available.

Distribution (36 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Absent
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Country Status State
Australia Present
Botswana Present —
Canada Present —
China Present
Democratic Republic of the Congo Present —
Germany Present —
Eritrea Present —
Spain Present —
Ethiopia Present —
France Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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