Eragrostis reptans (Michaux) Nees. Common name: Creeping Lovegrass. Phenology: Apr-Nov. Habitat: Shores and wet flats along rivers, streams, and reservoirs. Distribution: WV, IL, IA, and SD south to sw. GA, Panhandle FL, AL, MS, LA, TX and n. Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA25, G, GW1, HC, Il, Mex, Mo1, NcTx, Tn, Tx; = Eragrostis capitata (Nutt.) Nash — S13; = Neeragrostis reptans (Michx.) Nicora — K4; Poa reptans Michaux. Basionym: Poa reptans Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Eragrostis reptans - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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