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Taxon:  Ehrharta calycina Sm.



Summary
Genus:
Ehrharta
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Oryzoideae
Tribe:
Oryzeae
Subtribe:
Oryzinae
Nomen number:
14901
Place of publication:
Pl. icon. ined. 2: t. 33. 1790
Verified:
05/07/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
43 (40  active, 8  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. 1995
  2. Campbell, F. T., ed. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils. 1995 (unpublished draft)
  3. Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. Assessment and management of plant invasions. 1997 255-267.
  4. Englert, J. M. et al. 1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. 1999-
  5. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  6. Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. 1990
  7. Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
  8. Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
  9. International Seed Testing Association. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2. 1982
  10. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993
  11. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
  12. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  13. Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003
Common names
English
perennial veldt grass –
veldt grass –
French
ehrharta –
Italian
ehrharta –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Province 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaFree State 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal 
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa [Cape Province, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal]
Cultivated
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003
Environmentalrevegetator Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. 1995
Weedpotential seed contaminant Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=14901. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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