Eragrostis elliottii

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Eragrostis elliottii
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae
Genus: Eragrostis
Species: E. elliottii
Binomial name
Eragrostis elliottii
S. Watson
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Natural range of Eragrostis elliottii from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Does well in open canopy areas on longleaf pine habitats.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag Does not do well in highly disturbed areas (such as clear cutting).[1]

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

It is a common host plant of the fungus Balansia epichloe in the southeastern United States.[2]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Brockway and Lewis 2003
  2. Phelps, R. A., G. Morgan-Jones, et al. (1993). "Systematic and biological studies in the Balansieae and related anamorphs. 7. Host-pathogen relationship of Eragrostis capillaris and Balansia epichloe." Mycotaxon 49: 117-127.