Ehrharta
| Ehrharta | |
|---|---|
| Ehrharta calycina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Oryzoideae |
| Tribe: | Ehrharteae |
| Genus: | Ehrharta Thunb. |
| Type species | |
| Ehrharta capensis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ehrharta is a genus of plants in the grass family.
Most of the species are native to Africa, with others native to the southern Arabian Peninsula, Maluku Islands, Fiji, and New Zealand. Several including Ehrharta longiflora, Ehrharta calycina and Ehrharta erecta have been introduced to parts of North and South America, Europe, India, and Australia, and are considered invasive weeds.
Common names for this genus include veldtgrass.
This genus was named for the German botanist Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart, 1742–1795.