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Eragrostis tremula

Authority (Lam.) Hochst ex Steud. Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 5748

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A grass up to 75 cm high with widely spread panicle up to 15 cm long. USES Used as fodder for cattle, donkeys, goats and sheep. GROWING PERIOD Short-lived annual grass. The vegetative phase lasts 19-35 days and there is little vegetative growth after flowering starts. COMMON NAMES Bano, Bannu, Lehmleiche, Sarahol, Bibirua, Binnum. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: E. lamarkii, E. serpula, Poa tremula. Bano can be found at elevations from 1000 to 1750 m and is common on sandy soils and in abandoned cultivation.
Sources
Grassland Index Skerman P 1990 pp 431-433 [TEXT, RAIN, USE] White F 1983 pp 209 210 211 212 IBPGR 1984 pp 1??