Eragrostis curvula

Basic information
Scientific name	Eragrostis curvula	Click to magnify
Common names	Weeping Lovegrass, African lovegrass
Higher taxon	Poaceae, Poales, Liliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	South Africa.
Habitat	Pasture field, grass land, road side, river side, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Almost entire Japan
Origin	North America
Date	Introduced since 1959
Route	Deliberate: For sand erosion control
Impact	Competition with native species. Modification of environment by sand sedimentation along river side. Host for fungi. Native organism(s) affected: Native plants.
Regulation in Japan	Keeping of this species in Saga Pref. are controled by a prefectural ordinance.
Introduced range in other countries	North and Latin America, S Europe, Asia, and Oceania

Reference	Notes
Ecol Soc Jpn (ed) (2002) Handbook of Alien Species in Japan. Chijinshokan, Tokyo (in Jpn) Hotta et al. (1989) Useful Plants of the World. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn) Osada (1976) Colored Illustrations of Naturalized Plants of Japan. Hoikusha, Tokyo (in Jpn) Shimizu (ed) (2003) Naturalized Plants of Japan. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn) etc.	100 of the Japan’s Worst Invasive Alien Species