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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Eragrostis trichodes
Phenology Observation Sheet for Grasses

COMMON NAME

Sand lovegrass

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Eragrostis trichodes

Plant family

Grass (Poaceae)

Plant group

Grasses

This robust grass is common on the Sand Prairie. It is an excellent forage species.
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OBSERVATIONS
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Identification hints

This robust grass is common on the Sand Prairie. It is an excellent forage species.
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Sand lovegrass is a warm-season bunchgrass. According to the USDA, the leaf rolls inward under dry conditions, giving it a threadlike appearance. The individual florets of the lovegrass are purplish with a yellow glume. Because the florets are very tiny, it is often best to observe them with a small magnifying glass or hand lens.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arkansas , Colorado , Iowa , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Louisiana , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Mississippi , Nebraska , New Mexico , New York , Ohio , Oklahoma , South Dakota , Tennessee , Texas , Virginia , Wisconsin , Wyoming
HABITAT
There is no information available about this species.

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