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Revision as of 15:31, 21 May 2018

Eragrostis hirsuta
Eragrostis hirsuta NRCS.jpg
Photo from USDA NRCS Plants Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Eragrostis
Species: E. hirsuta
Binomial name
Eragrostis hirsuta
Michx.
ERAG HIRS DIST.JPG
Natural range of Eragrostis hirsuta from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: E. hirsuta var. hirsuta; E. hirsuta var. laevivaginata Fernald

Varieties: none

Description

E. hirsuta is a perennial graminoid of the Poaceae family native to North America. [1]

Distribution

E. hirsuta can be found along the southeastern coast of the United States from Texas to Massachusetts, excluding Indiana and Pennsylvania. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

E. hirsuta is found in fields, roadsides, clearings, and disturbed habitats. [2]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ERHI
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.