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Eragrostis

not marked as a favorite taxon *Eragrostis pilosa (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois var. pilosa. Common name: India Lovegrass. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of tropical regions of the Old and New World.

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Origin/Endemic status: Pantropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, FNA25, K4, Mo1, NE, NY, Va; = Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P.Beauv. — S; > Eragrostis multicaulis Steud. — F, G, HC, Tat; < Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P.Beauv. — Bah, ETx1, FlGr, Il, Meso6, Mi, NcTx, Pa, RAB, S13, Tn, Tx, W, WH3; > Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P.Beauv. — F, G, HC, Tat; Poa pilosa L. Basionym: Poa pilosa L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Eragrostis pilosa var. pilosa - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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