*Eragrostis tenuifolia () Hochst. ex Steud.

Palea 3-lobed. Seed strongly compress, smooth. Panicle 12–25 cm long, 4–12 cm wide, axils of the branches and spikelet pedicels hairy. Spikelets 7–12 mm long, 1.5–2 mm wide, flattened, with 6–14 florets; pedicels of the spikelets up to 12 mm long. Tufted perennial with culms up to 70 cm high. Leaf blades flat, up to 3 mm wide. Coast. Trampled sites in public recreation areas. Introd. from America and Africa. Fl. summer. Elastic grass