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Poaceae
Eragrostis

not marked as a favorite taxon Eragrostis refracta (Muhlenberg) Lamson-Scribner. Common name: Coastal Lovegrass. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Pinelands, pine savannas, woodlands, bogs and seeps, marshes, maritime grasslands. Distribution: DE south to s. FL, west to TX.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: Some authors (see synonymy) have taken up the older name E. virginica for this, but its application is uncertain.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA25, G, GW1, HC, K4, RAB, S, S13, SFla, Tat, Tx, Va, Franck (2018c) in Weakley et al (2018b); ? Eragrostis campestris Trin.; ? Eragrostis virginica (Zuccagni) Steud. — WH3, misapplied; Poa refracta Muhlenberg. Basionym: Poa refracta Muhl. 1813

Links to other floras: = Eragrostis refracta - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Eragrostis refracta© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Eragrostis refracta© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Eragrostis refracta© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Eragrostis refracta© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷

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native range: southeastern United States



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