Eragrostis vs. Teff — What's the Difference?

Eragrostis is a large and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found in many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands.Eragrostis is commonly known as lovegrass or canegrass. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words ἔρως (eros), meaning "love", and ἄγρωστις (agrostis), meaning "grass".Lovegrass is commonly used as livestock fodder.

Eragrostis tef, also known as teff, Williams lovegrass or annual bunch grass, is an annual grass, a species of lovegrass native to the Horn of Africa, notably to modern-day Ethiopia. It is cultivated for its edible seeds, also known as teff.

Any of several species of grass from the genus Eragrostis; lovegrass.

An annual grass (Eragrostis tef) native to northeast Africa, having very small, edible seeds and cultivated as a cereal crop and for livestock forage.

A genus of annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics.

The seeds of this plant, ground to produce flour.

Annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics

A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.

The fine grain of this plant.

An African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flower of good quality) as well as for forage and hay