Eragrostis hirsuta (Michaux) Nees. Common name: Bigtop Lovegrass. Phenology: Jul-Dec. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, clearings, disturbed areas. Distribution: MD south to FL, west to TX, north in the interior to TN, AR, and MO; Central America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, Il, K4, Mo1, NcTx, RAB, S, S13, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Franck (2018c) in Weakley et al (2018b); > Eragrostis hirsuta (Michx.) Nees var. hirsuta — F, G, HC, Tat; > Eragrostis hirsuta (Michx.) Nees var. laevivaginata Fernald — F, G, HC, Tat; Poa hirsuta Michaux. Basionym: Poa hirsuta Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Eragrostis hirsuta - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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native range: southeastern United States
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