Eragrostis elliottii
| 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. | |
Contents
Description
Common Name: field lovegrass
This species is strongly glaucous (FSU Herbarium).
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
Does well in open canopy areas on longleaf pine habitats.[1] Sandhill community.[2] 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.[3]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brockway, D. G. and C. E. Lewis (2003). "Influence of deer, cattle grazing and timber harvest on plant species diversity in a longleaf pine bluestem ecosystem." Forest Ecology and Management 175: 49-69.
- ↑ Downer, M. R. (2012). Plant species richness and species area relationships in a Florida sandhill community. Integrative Biology. Ann Arbor, MI, University of South Florida. M.S.: 52.
- ↑ 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.
