Eragrostis tremula

Eragrostis tremula is an annual grass that is native to tropical Africa, India and Myanmar. It is found in sandy soils and abandoned cultivation.^[1]

Eragrostis tremula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Genus:	Eragrostis
Species:	E. tremula
Binomial name
Eragrostis tremula Hochst. ex Steud.

Description

Ascending culms can grow up to 75 centimeters.

Uses

It is used as fodder for cattle^[1] and eaten in times of food scarcity.^[2]