Fynbos Corridor Collaboration

Cape Love Grass

Eragrostis capensis

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document Features
Field Guide to The Wildflowers of Witwatersrand & Pretoria, including Magaliesberg and Suikerbosrand
Dec. 16, 2025, 6:55 p.m.
  • Supports grazers/browsers
  • Sun
  • Semi-shade
  • Perennial
PlantZAfrica
Jan. 1, 2026, 8:32 a.m.
  • Supports birds
  • Easy to grow
  • Useful
  • Sun
  • Grass
  • Pioneer species
  • Soil: clay
  • Soil: loam
  • Soil: sandy
  • Color data
  • Flowering data

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

  • (c) Karol Cameron, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Karol Cameron source
  • (c) nancyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by nancyd source
  • (c) David Hoare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by David Hoare source
  • (c) Alan Manson, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alan Manson source
  • no rights reserved, uploaded by Jimmy Whatmore source
  • (c) David Hoare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by David Hoare source
  • (c) Carina Lochner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carina Lochner source
  • (c) Dave Richardson, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dave Richardson source
  • (c) Felix Riegel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Felix Riegel source
  • (c) unclejames, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source

Sources and references

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