Eragrostis cilianensis

Grey love grass, stink grass

An annual up to 45 cm high with numerous relatively soft stems. Grows on partially denuded grassland, on bare ground, at roadsides and as a weed on arable land. One of the first pioneer grasses to appear on denuded land in semiarid areas. The whole plant readily eaten by stock. Suitable for reseeding denuded pastoral land in arid areas.