Eragrostis oxylepis (Torrey) Torrey. Red Lovegrass. Phen: May-Dec. Hab: Sandy roadsides, coastal dunes, and disturbed areas. Dist: NE and CO south to FL, TX, NM, and Mexico. Scattered eastwards and of uncertain nativity. First reported for SC by Nelson & Kelly (1997).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = GW1, HC, Tx; = Eragrostis secundiflora J.Presl ssp. oxylepis (Torr.) S.D.Koch – Ar, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, K1, K3, K4, Mo1, NcTx, WH3; = n/a – C, RAB; > Eragrostis beyrichii J.G.Sm. – S13; < Eragrostis secundiflora J.Presl – Mex, S; > Eragrostis secundiflora J.Presl – S13

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (name change)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (name change)
• Great Plains: FACU (name change)
• Midwest: FACU (name change)

Heliophily: 9