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Revision as of 08:54, 7 June 2018
Common name: bigtop lovegrass [1]
| Eragrostis hirsuta | |
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| 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. | |
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| Natural range of Eragrostis hirsuta from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ERHI
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
