*Eragrostis prolifera (Swartz) Steudel. Common name: Dominican Lovegrass. Phenology: Aug-Nov. Habitat: Road shoulders, other dry, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of tropical America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: First found in FL in the 1960s.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, K4, Meso6, Mex, WH3; ? Eragrostis domingensis (Pers.) Steud. — SFla; Poa prolifera Swartz. Basionym: Poa prolifera Sw. 1788
Links to other floras: = Eragrostis prolifera - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
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