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Taxon:  Ehrharta erecta Lam.



Summary
Genus:
Ehrharta
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Oryzoideae
Tribe:
Oryzeae
Subtribe:
Oryzinae
Nomen number:
14903
Place of publication:
Encycl. 2:347. 1786
Verified:
11/21/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ehrharta panicea Sm.
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Reference(s)
  1. Bor, N. L. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan. 1960
  2. 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.
  3. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
  4. Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58. 1990
  5. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. Flora of Ethiopia. 1989- (and Eritrea. 2000)
  6. Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
  7. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993
  8. Thulin, M., ed. Flora of Somalia. 1993-
  9. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
  10. Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003
  11. Wood, J. R. I. A handbook of the flora of Yemen. 1997
Common names
English
panic veldt grass –
perennial grass –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Province 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaFree State 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaal 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSwaziland  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaZaire  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedEurope Europe  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Malawi, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, South Africa [Cape Province, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Zaire
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  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=14903. Accessed 21 July 2025.


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