Eriochloa contracta A.S. Hitchcock. Prairie Cupgrass. Phen: (Apr-) Jul-Sep. Hab: Prairies, roadsides, wet or moist disturbed areas, waste areas around wool-combing mills. Dist: IL, NE, CO, and NM south to MS, LA, TX, NM, and Mexico.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA25, G, GW1, HC, Il, K3, K4, Mex, Mo1, NcTx, Tx, WH3, Crins (1991), Shaw & Webster (1987); = n/a – RAB

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
• Great Plains: FAC
• Midwest: FAC
• Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily: 9