- xerophila
- , xerophilusGk xeros, dry; phileo, love.1) Desert species. Eragrostis xerophila, Iseilema xerophila, Lepturus xerophilus, Neurachne xerophila, Thyridolepis xerophila2) growing in exposed rocky situations as in the Marquesas. Eragrostis xerophila (not the desert species listed above), Leptochloa xerophila
Etymological dictionary of grasses . H. Trevor Clifford, Peter D.. 2012.